[dvd-discuss] Must Copyright terms be uniform?

[John Schulien <jms(at)johns.cc.uic.edu>]

> I'm an engineer; I had a easier time with 
> string theory than following the reasoning 
> behind this decision (and many others).  
> Maybe I need to go to law school to learn
> how to string together irrational and 
> illogical ideas ;-)

It's very easy.  You start with the conclusion
you want, then work backwards until you find
something superficially resembling the facts
of the case.  

If the other side happens to present a 
detailed, coherent argument that you can't 
refute, dismiss it as "pure sophistry" and 
move on.