I know it was a side story, but it was pointless because it has nothing to do with the issue at hand other than attempting to obscure the debate.
"I know it was a side story, but it was pointless because it has nothing to do with the issue at hand other than attempting to obscure the debate."
Not really. Someone mentioned the thing about defacing a book, and wondered if that would be a copyright violation. I explained why it would not, then offered a humorous account of a situation where defacing books would be a violation of some law.
This thread is long, and is primarily talking about situations that have nothing to do with the particular court case in the original posting. It's about to end. A humorous, related story seemed to be apropos. Your opinion may differ, but that's what makes discussions fun.