Remember that Star Wars spoof? That dork twirling the stick? well...

[asleepathewheel]

As someone who has been seen on a local nightly news cast wielding a lightsaber (wielding it well, I must say, knocking my foe to the curb) I can say that it does bring a measure of...say embarrassment. And the speech I made afterwards was not one of my finer moments. Luckily there is no video of the incident on the web. photos yes. sound clip yes. video, no.

[KrazyHorse]

link please

[molly bloom]

Originally posted by Agathon
Oh, evil people, sue them to death. Frankly the courts have better things to do.

I thought courts dealt with theft? And were part of a legal system which has at its heart that if you commit some wrongdoing and are found out, then there will be a consequence?

Which things do you feel the courts should not deal with? Harassment, invasion of privacy, intellectual copyright, trespass, burglary, breaking and entering?

[KrazyHorse]

IIRC burglary and B&E are the same. Plus you left out theft...

[KrazyHorse]

And I'm still waiting on that link.

[asleepathewheel]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse
link please

hmm. Against my better judgment, here I am The page is a bit screwy, as its fairly old and obviously not kept up much anymore. Click on "In line for Episode I". I'm the guy in the white that destroys my friend's saber. And yes, thats the dual blade. He apparently edited the sound clip to sound much nerdier than it actually was, I had a point. It was all worth it, as when we drew lots to buy tickets, mine shocking came up first. I was a mini celebrity, all the guys in robes loved me. Unfortunately, the movie....

Again, I post this against my better judgment....bye bye shot at political office.

[KrazyHorse]

Yes!

http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/Lagoon/6346/controlim.html

in case you change your mind.

[Boris Godunov]

Frankly, I wish more kids who were picked on mercilessly by their peers would sue their tormentor's asses off. Certainly beats coming into school with shotguns...

I agree with the kid. He didn't consent to having his image thrown onto the net. The kids who did it had absolutely no right to do what they did. First and foremost, the tape wasn't their property and they stole it. Second, they didn't have the kid's permission to use his image that way. You can't say the image was public domain, because the kid never consented nor intended for it to become public.

I still get a lot of entertainment out of those movies, there's nothing wrong with that. But the *******s who subjected him to something he didn't want should be held accountable. If not, what's to stop other bullies from going to even more extremes to humiliate their peers for the sake of some laughs?

[asleepathewheel]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse
Yes!

http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/Lagoon/6346/controlim.html

in case you change your mind.

(I know I'm going to regret that someday)

[Imran Siddiqui]

and since you voluntarily gave it up, you can't sue

[molly bloom]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse
IIRC burglary and B&E are the same. Plus you left out theft...

I think in English law there is a distinction. Something to do with felonious intent, in the case of burglary. I mentioned theft at the beginning of the post, too.

Anyway Agathon, which part of consent is it that you find hard to understand?

[notyoueither]

Way to go, sleepy!

[aneeshm]

Imagine how you would feel in the same situation :-

You hear that you have to make a project , and after some deliberation , decide to go for that Swar Wars movie . You have some doubts as to whether your peers will make fun of you , but you decide to go for it anyway . You make the video , present it to your class , and keep it away . Some time later , you go to check , and find it's not there . A little later , you come to know that some friends of yours have got it . A few days/months later , you fing that your worst fears have come true , and not only are your peers laughing at you , but so are millions all over the globe .

I , personally , wouldn't want to be in such a situation , and I don't think anybody here would either .

[Dis]

I would never shoot the video on the first place.

[Main_Brain]

Nah, if they stole it a LAwsuit is appropriate.
Also this 'Canadian' Boy looked very 'American' to me.