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- inactive, on 04/28/2008, -4/+10The creator does stuff like this b/c he knows that all Christians will do is complain. He's probably peeing his pants right now thanking a God he doesn't believe in that he didn't make fun of Muslims.
- inactive, on 04/28/2008, -3/+8The guy was stupid to use it as an example but that kind of arrogant stupidity is common among the Obamalanders.
- platypibri, on 04/28/2008, -3/+5I guess the problem is, I agree with Lessig. Our copyright laws ARE far too restricting. Copyright was designed to let people earn a reasonable living before the work was absorbed into the general culture (to be re-mixed, so to speak). Now copyright holders believe that a single work should be able to earn them income for their lifetime and that of their family or company. This actually diminishes culture.
Did he use the most profane video he could use to prove his point. Of course he did. On purpose. Because he's a godless bastard. And to expect him to be anything else without a profound experience with the Risen Lord is, well, silly. He's an exceptionally intelligent man with no relationship with God. We all know what that looks like. And it apparently was the calm and reasonable appeal of a Christian friend that cause him pause to reconsider. of course it was, because they will know us by our what? By our love, of course.
Our venomous hatred of his blasphemy, while permissible, is probably not profitable. And frankly, Jesus is big enough to take care of Himself. And if Lessig never repents, Jesus WILL take care of Himself. But, as FREAKING HARD as it is, love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, and temperance are going go get us farther than anything else, and God Himself has told us as much.
Man, sometimes I HATE knowing right from wrong. - ncairns, on 04/29/2008, -4/+2"And if Lessig never repents, Jesus WILL take care of Himself."
Bahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.
I'm sure he's real worried.
God, you religious people sure are cute. Like retarded puppies. - inactive, on 04/28/2008, -4/+2"Jesus is big enough to take care of Himself." Good comment.
- jbdobd, on 04/28/2008, -5/+3Once again, Republicans try to attack an opponent and end up showing how much they hate gays and lesbians. Not very Christian of them.
- inactive, on 04/28/2008, -7/+3Here's what Lessig has posted in response:
(1) I did not make the "Jesus Christ: The Musical" video. Javier Prato did.
(2) I used the video in probably 5 or 6 out of 200 talks over the last three years, in the section of my talks in which I show examples of "remix" creativity.
(3) I show these videos not because I endorse the message, or even believe in the message. For example, here's a fantastically clever video about John Kerry I showed dozens of times during the 2004 election. It makes fun of Kerry -- the man I supported for President. The point was not the substance of the message; it was to demonstrate the spread of the technique.
(4) The Jesus video was relevant to the story I was telling because the artist was threatened by the copyright holders because of the video.
(5) I decided to stop using the video when one Christian whom I knew told me he thought unhelpful to the purpose for which I was using it. That seemed right, so I dropped it.
http://lessig.org/blog/2008/04/the_redstate_flap.h ...
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