Is using a few seconds of copyrighted film audio protected under fair use?

outlawd · 1 day

It seems like it might be less of a hassle to just find a decent Gerard Butler imitator and use a sound-alike. The recording is copyrighted, but the word and inflection are not.

adamtots · 2 days

Yeah, I'm familiar with what the term is supposed to mean. I just mean that the community is pretty hostile to allegations of white knighting, and generally rightly so. Where some people (sometimes fairly) see immaturity in the perceived lady honor defending, it generally seems like the white knight accusers are part of a far more troubling and idiotic wave of nerdy misogyny. "What? You want me to stop making fun of this chubby fourteen-year-old posing at comic con? Pfft whatever White Knight, I didn't know she was your girlfriend." No. Fuck that. If someone is being patronizing in their defense of somebody's honor or whatnot, then call them on it. "White Knight" brings nothing to the conversation.

I take umbrage with the suggestion that the term "white knighting" is somehow integral to Reddit overall. Reddit isn't full of "white knights," nor is it full of people who oppose "white nights;" it is, in my tiny little experience, full of people who think the phrase is idiotic and downvote accordingly.

None of which is to say anything about you personally, Gareth--I generally agree with most of the points you make. I have not, however, ever seen the simplistic reduction "white knight" used in a productive, insightful, or even particularly accurate way on this site.

adamtots · 2 days

Is white knight actually a Reddit thing? I've only ever seen the term invoked by idiots who are quickly downvoted.

mattchinima · 4 days

The emoticon sells it.

Phan91 · 18 days

It's a song about self-love and acceptance written at a time when racial turmoil was at the forefront of American culture. I wouldn't say it's specifically, exclusively about being black, but it certainly can be.

Rathwood · 20 days

The correct response was, "I'll come back to this one."

threesixx · 20 days

Though your effort is appreciated, I know all that. I just hate playing in 4:3 letterbox, and would rather see games optimized for the ubiquitous 16:9 format ala the Super Mario Advance re-releases. Purely personal preference.

threesixx · 20 days

This is the number one reason why Virtual Console games do not receive my business. Also because I am broke. Tied for number one, I guess.

ted_k · 21 days

Duly humbled. :P

I wasn't really trying to initiate any dick-swinging, though--I know it's miles below what most people around here are used to, but it's a significant leap for me. Just wanted to share the feeling. :)

The_Weakend · 21 days

I would think that any mandatory life sentence for a non-heinous crime is neither reasonable nor ethical, but that's just my two cents.

ted_k · 22 days

One thing to consider is that the cocks will probably come out clean, whereas the fetuses could potentially be a bit soupy. If the cocks are too large or too dry, however, that might cause bleeding, so maybe soupy is better.

ted_k · 22 days

Wouldn't the fetuses be pretty draining, though? I mean, I'm a pretty staunchly pro-choice individual with a fairly unromantic view of fetal development, but I feel like wiping unborn fluids out of my ass-crack would really get to me after awhile.

Then again, massive cocks.

whey_to_go · 1 month

"I love you" over and over again. If all I have is five minutes of communication with him, then what else matters?

Wilgus_Says_What · 1 month

1) Yes, you're right.

2) Fuck off.

Hailchaos · 1 month

Hmm. Basic tolerance of chubby comic fans having fun doesn't seem like that radical of a position to me, but whatever.

Moyz32 · 1 month

So yes, we can indeed confirm that it is a sign from the devil.

TrialByFireMMA · 1 month

I don't dislike Nolan, though. I'm not a big fan of TDK or Inception, but I really dig The Prestige and Batman Begins for some reason.

You dislike his popular things and prefer his less widely appreciated things? Mysterious.

ted_k · 1 month

Interesting perspective; the need for an efficient cause seems like a modern take on the Cosmological Argument. Just to clarify, why is it assumed in this theory that God does preserve the cosmos? It's always been my understanding that the universe is expected to collapse at some point.

ted_k · 1 month

Great to hear, I'm glad your faith brings you so much positive fulfillment! I'm intrigued by your description of God as "conscious"--acknowledging your proviso that it's based in personal experience, can you explain a little bit about what you mean by that?

ted_k · 1 month

I figured he was just making a pun on the term devil's advocate. I've never met a genuine theistic Satanist, personally.

ted_k · 1 month

Great, thoughtful response. It seems reasonable that any "God" would be something beyond human understanding.

My question, if I may: what happens to God when our understanding improves? If there is a definite God beyond the threshold of our comprehension, then it seems like perfect hypothetical understanding of the universe would prove its existence. And yet, for many people, knowing and comprehending a "formula" for all existence like you suggest would be the ultimate triumph of atheism, as there would be no higher power than that.

So: is it conceivable that God could exist once we have full knowledge of the universe, and if so, what would that God look like? If not, can God be said to exist at all?

ted_k · 1 month

ted_k · 1 month

Fair enough, seems like a solid thing to believe in. Why do you personally choose the label "theist" for that though, if I may inquire?

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