Re: intellectual property theft

From: Eliezer S. Yudkowsky (sentience@pobox.com)
Date: Fri Sep 01 2000 - 21:11:07 MDT


Spike Jones wrote:
>
> Hey Eliezer, these lowdown wretches stole your idea
> from the use.net! Sue 'em! {8^D spike
>
> DEATH FOR DEVITO : Danny DeVito is in talks
> to star as a Barney-type children's character in the
> comedy Death to Smoochie, according to The
> Hollywood Reporter. DeVito would play the man
> behind Smoochie, a big blue rhinoceros character
> targeted for assassination....

Assassinating the Purple Pederast is hardly my idea, Spike. There were songs
about it. The Jihad is nearly as old as B'harnei itself, composed of multiple
bickering sub-organizations with rich histories that go back far before my
brief appearance and continue long afterwards. For starters, I recommend the
"Day of the Barney" trilogy:
     http://net.indra.com/~stevep/DOB/DOB-TOC.html

Beware the Sponge Minions!
Beware the Healthy Snacks!

We had *far* too much spare time...

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Eliezer S. Yudkowsky http://singinst.org/home.html
Research Fellow, Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence



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