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Why Hollywood should be nervous about court pick
reuters ^ | 5/11/10 | reuters

Posted on 05/11/2010 6:19:37 PM PDT by Nachum

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Hollywood may have some reason to be nervous about President Obama's nomination of Elena Kagan to be the next U.S. Supreme Court justice.

Not a whole lot is known about Kagan's judicial philosophy, which in some ways, makes her the perfect pick to win confirmation by the Senate. Her record on issues the industry cares about, though, isn't entirely opaque.

Hollywood's biggest worry about Kagan might be her philosophy on intellectual property matters. As dean of Harvard Law School from 2003 to 2009, she was instrumental in beefing up the school's Berkman Center for Internet & Society by recruiting Lawrence Lessig and others who take a strongly liberal position on "fair use" in copyright disputes.

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: court; hollywood; kagan; nervous; pick
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1 posted on 05/11/2010 6:19:37 PM PDT by Nachum
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To: Nachum

The Citizens United case shows they better not make any conservative films...

oh right. They don’t.


2 posted on 05/11/2010 6:20:59 PM PDT by GeronL (http://tyrannysentinel.blogspot.com)
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To: Nachum

They love alturnative lifestyles. She is perfect for Hollywood.


3 posted on 05/11/2010 6:22:54 PM PDT by ncfool (The new USSA - United Socialst States of AmeriKa. Welcome to Obummers world.)
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To: GeronL

More conservatives need to go into the film industry. Go to a film school one of these days and see how many there are. I have and there aren’t many.


4 posted on 05/11/2010 6:23:05 PM PDT by Borges
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To: Borges

and who will hire them?

Anyone who is openly conservative will find it tough to get a good job in Hollyweird


5 posted on 05/11/2010 6:24:08 PM PDT by GeronL (http://tyrannysentinel.blogspot.com)
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To: GeronL

Getting a film financed is a matter of pluck and hustle. Anyone can do it.


6 posted on 05/11/2010 6:25:31 PM PDT by Borges
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To: GeronL

Also keep in mind that I said Film school and not drama school. Producers and directors create their own projects. Actors rely on others to do so.


7 posted on 05/11/2010 6:32:00 PM PDT by Borges
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To: Borges

“More conservatives need to go into the film industry.”

And spend your life working with THOSE aholes? Not likely.

Start a hobby. Turn that crap off. If we all did it, they would be back to what they were before Hollywood...vagrants and outcasts.


8 posted on 05/11/2010 6:32:27 PM PDT by jessduntno (Kagan...Filly-bust-her. Bork her. Bork her hard. She needs it.)
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To: jessduntno

Artists have been around for millenia.


9 posted on 05/11/2010 6:33:08 PM PDT by Borges
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To: jessduntno

Besides the idea is absurd on its face. It’s like saying we shouldn’t be writers or musicians because of the presence of ahole writers and musicians.


10 posted on 05/11/2010 6:37:19 PM PDT by Borges
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To: Nachum
Hollywood’s “special” in the mind of libs, so they’ll be just fine. Their unwavering support for the Socialists won’t go unrewarded.
11 posted on 05/11/2010 6:45:47 PM PDT by Cementjungle
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To: Nachum
And finally, Hollywood's got at least one reason to cheer. Her history in academia suggests she'll be an extreme supporter of free speech under the First Amendment.

Wrong.: "Whether a given category of speech enjoys First Amendment protection depends upon a categorical balancing of the value of the speech against its societal costs."

12 posted on 05/11/2010 6:46:48 PM PDT by denydenydeny (The welfare state turns us all into zoo animals, mouths open, waiting for the next feeding.)
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To: ncfool

LOL, I would imagine Hollywood commies don’t generally care about private property rights, except when it concerns THEIR intellectual property!;)


13 posted on 05/11/2010 6:48:21 PM PDT by Frank_2001
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To: Frank_2001

And what about the non-commies?


14 posted on 05/11/2010 6:49:46 PM PDT by Borges
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To: Borges

“And what about the non-commies?”

Just pointing out the irony of a socialist discovering the importance of capitalism when his own interests are involved!;)


15 posted on 05/11/2010 6:57:46 PM PDT by Frank_2001
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To: Nachum

It’s hard to complain about anything when you have the Dems’ dick in your mouth...


16 posted on 05/11/2010 7:03:57 PM PDT by pabianice
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To: Borges

“Artists have been around for millenia.”

True. Hollywood aholes like today’s crop of “actors” (with a few exceptions) are not artists, though, they are “celebrities.”


17 posted on 05/11/2010 7:04:42 PM PDT by jessduntno (Kagan...Filly-bust-her. Bork her. Bork her hard. She needs it.)
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To: Borges

I live and work in Hollywood and am minutes away from the LA Film School on Sunset. Been inside, full of lib airheads.


18 posted on 05/11/2010 7:10:51 PM PDT by max americana
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To: jessduntno

The best film makers and craftsmen are aritsts.


19 posted on 05/11/2010 7:12:06 PM PDT by Borges
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To: Nachum

Another fairy tale from the Progressive Vaudeville act.


20 posted on 05/11/2010 7:36:57 PM PDT by YHAOS (you betcha!)
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