Posted on 09/14/2004 4:28:24 PM PDT by JAMESBDAVIS
The website http://freekerrybook.com, offering the public free access to a PDF copy of The New Soldier by John Kerry was temporarily shut-down by Yahoo following a complaint filed by an attorney representing George Butler, co-editor of the book and a close personal friend of John Kerry. In response, a new 527 organization has been established with a new website at http://freekerrybook.org to make information regarding this book widely available to voters prior to the Presidential election.
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) September 7, 2004 -- James B. Davis, a private citizen, announced the formation of a new 527 organization, FREEKERRYBOOK.ORG, (http://freekerrybook.org) to provide the public free access to "The New Soldier" by John Kerry and Vietnam Veterans Against The War. Since its publication in 1971, John Kerry's book "The New Soldier" has acquired almost legendary status. Rumors abound of political operatives scrambling to locate and suppress stray copies during Kerry's House campaign in 1972. Copies now sell on eBay for hundreds of dollars.
John F. Kerry has made his Vietnam service the cornerstone of his campaign for President. But he has said virtually nothing about what he did when he came home. His activities and statements at the time painted our veterans with an undeserved bloody brush. Many believe, and statements by the North Vietnamese confirm, that the activities of John Kerry, Jane Fonda and others actually prolonged the war, resulting in the unnecessary deaths of hundreds of our soldiers, and thousands of Vietnamese.
Mr. Davis' first website at http://freekerrybook.com was temporarily shut-down by Yahoo following a complaint filed by an attorney representing George Butler. Mr. Butler is a co-editor of the book and has been a close personal friend of John Kerry since 1964. Mr. Davis has filed a sworn counter-notification with Yahoo, demanding that the website be reactivated. George Butler is directing a film titled # # #
This is news from what? Last week? Can it really be called "Breaking"?
"This is news from what? Last week? Can it really be called "Breaking"?"
This was the first I had heard of it.
hmmm .. I was wondering why the site went down & then it came back up.
Really? I guess we havn't been doing our jobs then. Maybe I should spam some threads ;)
Too bad... I have it downloaded already... everyone else should right click, and save to disk as well... :)
It seems like Kerry and his co-authors should be able to stop this book from being distributed due to copyright protection given to authors. Does copyright protection end after so many years?
Regardless, it's too late. I have my copy, and there must be millions of them out there downloaded in electronic format. Ain't it grand!
copyright protection does not legally apply here because of fair use and the first amendment freedom of speech clause. 1)John Kerry is a Senator running for president so virtually any speech or print used to "critique" him, especially if it was written by him, is protected under the first amendment. 2) "Fair use" allows you to take verbatim sections from publications, even if copywrited, in order to discuss the content in public debate. 3) Both (1) and (2) are strengthened when put together. The contents of Kerry's book are fair game when used for the purpose of critiquing Kerry. and why else would someone read it? entertainment or enlightenment???
That's Kerry for you. Trying to shut down everyone critical of him.
He has a glass jaw.
Thanks
You raise an interesting point, though. It would be typical of Kerry's behavior to go to court to sue to stop people from using his book to critique him. [KERRY'S VOICE] "How dare... those @#$%.... S.O.B.s ...use my... own words... against me.......yeah..."
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