#the Lore

[dovewingkinnie]

missing

[comparativelysuperlative]

No, the Hachette v. Internet Archive decision is gross for a completely different set of reasons.

The Second Circuit ruled that the Free Internet Library (letting you read e-books, but only as many as they or their partner libraries had physical copies of un-checked-out that day) was illegal copyright infringement because it was:

Non-commercial (asking for donations wasn't a problem); but

Not transformative at all (they're using the copyrighted text itself, to communicate the same thing as the original author, etc); and

Distributing the entire text, rather than quoting excerpts or whatever; and

Supplanting the copyright holder's version in the same market, specifically including the pros and cons to the public and the authors if doing this became widespread.

(These are the standard factors for fair use, and it sure does look like the court accurately described how they apply here. It wasn't wrong on the law. But.)

You know what else does all of those things? Me handing you a physical book! If lots of people lend their books around, people might borrow them instead of buying more. And obviously the copy I gave you has the entire text expressing the original author's ideas and all that.

Sharing a specific copy you own is allowed, but only because there's an exception written into the law. (17 USC 109(a)). Without that, it would be distributing copyrighted material and apparently wouldn't be fair use.

Anyway, I'm taking Hachette as confirmation that the publishing industry would ban libraries if they could. That's not at risk of actually happening, because there are laws on the books. But all those dire consequences to copyright holders, and definitely all those fair use legal factors, if they're true of the Free Internet Library they're also true of the Regular Library.

[black-suns-rim]

you already know what's about to happen-

[mayo-wap]

i only have eyes, for you

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trying out something new for once :p

[alexturntable]

Rafa’s “I do remember, probably not him” vs Charles’ “I knew you before you knew me”

[evermorethecrow]

hiding

Yuuko the cat introduction

[reverieaudios]

I posted these on Patreon like 6 months ago, but I decided it was finally time to make them public! Copied from the Patreon post because coming up with a new description is too much for my sleep-deprived brain:

Have you ever wanted to be a member of the Mysticality Institute of Research? Well now you can! Sort of.

You (Or really any character of your choice) can have your own Institute file, with your choice of wax seal color. There's also a transparent section in the top left for easy addition of whatever photo suits your fancy. All you need to do is place the photo of your choice in a layer below the file in the image editor of your choice.

You have full permission to use these wherever/however you like. (Also be careful posting things if you actually use your full name/birthday, internet safety and all that, obviously.)

*Edit: Just be sure to "Save" the image you want to use rather than copy/paste it if you want the corner to have transparency, sometimes copy/pasting just blacks it out!

(More color options + bonus Cyril extras under the cut)

Bonus - Cyril's file (Transparent + Gray Blob Dude Versions)

[thebardbullseye]

www ep 32 spoilers

not accusing anyone of anything but the derrick discs have powerful conjurations and abjurations on them and

✨soft was a conjurer✨

✨stone was an abjurer✨

🌀what could it all mean🌀

[dragon-ascent]

Yesterday I managed to snag a ticket to the Genshin concert in Singapore! Initially shot for Archon-level seats but they sold out so fast. Got Harbinger instead which I'm really happy about!

Anyone else attending the concert? :D I'm super excited for it! Thinking I'll wear the Yae Miko earrings I bought recently. And my mini ita bag with Zhongli and Pokemon merch on it!

[thetopichot]

Live Louie Reaction

[stressedandddepressed]

If Wally Clark doesn't get a happy ending I will be emotionally, physically, psychologically crushed

[hotvintagepoll]

**natalie wood has now joined vents gang! congratulations, natalie wood!**

teehee >:3c

vent roll call, last time i checked:

vents anon (cryptid)

james dean

laurence olivier

natalie wood

In my apartment:

me

Thelma Ritter

Buster Keaton (recovering from hangover)

Dive bar erotica anon (recovering from hangover)

Am I missing anyone?

[lunarthecorvus]

Geeking out so much about Anika right now because I just read a fic about Kaz's mothers life, and she had like a bunch of friends and ran a women's rights movement. Then, two characters we knew got pregnant, had the kid, and THE KID WAS ANIKA. I know it wasn't canon, but I MET ANIKA'S PARENTS.

Also, in this fic, Marya, Kaz's mother, and Anika's mother were all friends and part of the movement.

This is canon to me. Anika, my beloved

[ponyartistbrainiac]

a silly screencap redraw thing I drew to tease the GM of our like 10 year long running FOE pathfinder game lmao featuring @suiginmigasuto87 and @knickknacky-fox

[reverieaudios]

Would you like to spill what would have happened to the other couples had they won the spring-finale poll?

I won't go into too much detail, just because there's a chance some of these things could still happen in the future (just a small chance though, and obviously reworked to fit the current "timeline" lol) but yeah the beginning of the catalyst would've been the same for all of them, it'd just change what happened after the rupture and the pairings storyline after the catalyst

If Casey and Honey won, Casey's powers would've developed on the train, rather than later (with honey still shifted, so you can imagine the chaos lol). He would've been picked up by the Institute (but not held for long) because he was too distracted to get the two of them out before they arrived on scene, and it would've followed him learning to use his powers/coming to terms with things in the following videos. Overall it would've been the most lighthearted/humorous option

If Law and Sweets won, Sweets would've gone on a rampage/fully feral, and would've hurt Law much worse. Law's healing powers would've also gone much more haywire, essentially breaking his body down with how much magic he would've been constantly releasing. So yeah Law would've been in very, very bad shape. Also Darling would've had to attack Sweets to get them off Law. Overall probably the most physical harm that could've occurred out of all of them

Neo and Darling's events actually would've been mostly after the catalyst video, with Darling (and Neo, to an extent) randomly uncontrollably shifting and behaving more "animalistic" when not shifted, also meeting Neo's family because he doesn't know what's going on/how to handle it

If Gage and Bug won, Bug's powers would've kinda exploded, constantly breaking down and reforming everything around them. Like, "what they were doing could be seen from miles away" big. They'd be taken into custody by a certain group (not the Institute), and Gage would punch a guy, then going with them

And then there's Cyril's and Dove's, which are also mostly after the catalyst but obviously I'm not gonna tell you everything about that lol. I will say that it's the option with the most mental anguish

[shopwitchvamp]

Random Witch Vamp lore drop from a thing going around on Twitter tonight