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1. RE: Birthers Punk'd! Hoax Kenyan Birth Certificate

   Posted on August 08, 2009 at 09:48 AM (UTC) ( over 2 years ago )
   

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   YAWN!

    

   This does not apply. Fair Use protects such practices when enacted for artistic purposes - such as fooling gullible idiots - or commentary.

    

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   Watching an episode of Nightcourt doesn't make you a fucking lawyer.  

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