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Two Friday Afternoon Quickies
Ok, our Senators can officially blow me. It appears that some of them are getting fed up at the fact that non-Senatorial types are using the Senator-only elevator, making it oh-so-crowded for our poor pampered elected officials. Complained New Jersey Senator Frank Lautenberg: “Sometimes you have to shove your way through, push people.” The horror! The only person with any sense here seems to be fomer Louisiana Senator John Breaux: “I think the elevators are designed to keep members of the public from having to ride with senators.” Good on, Senator Breaux, good on.
And speaking of good on, a big surprising good on to Lucasfilm. YouTube recently took down a bunch of fan-films, spoofing and parodying Star Wars, because of concerns over copyright infringement after Lucas requested the removal of one specific YouTube video. Well when the folks at Lucas Arts found out, they took action by releasing a public statement to let “the fan film community…know that this was not done at our request.” Lucas also “asked YouTube to restore any works that they inadvertently removed.” Nice to see that big behemoth companies can sometimes remember the fans that made ‘em what they are, and remember that a little flexibility is a good thing.
Comments
Not only do the Senators have their own elevators, said elevators have elevator operators. What is this, the 1900's? And who can withstand the boredom of being a senatorial elevator operator these days?
Posted by Keith | August 7, 2006 9:09 AM