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On 23 April 02010 with 2 comments
The longest recorded range for a kill by a sniper is 1.51 miles. That distinction is held by a Canadian sharpshooter, accomplished in 2002 in Afghanistan. The bullet dropped 156 feet during its four-second flight.
Gore's Current TV inlined an image from The New Yorker's website, which The New Yorker had licensed from an accomplished photojournalist. This is rude, theft of The New Yorker's bandwidth, and an unambiguous violation of the photographer's copyright. ("I found it on the internet" is not a licensing scheme. If you don't have permission, you can't use it, end of story.) Current TV refused to pay a $2,000 licensing fee ($500 plus a $1,500 "WTF, man?" penalty). The photographer sued in small claims court and, of course, won. But Current TV appealed the matter and, appallingly, a judge has ruled against the photographer without explanation. Shame on this judge, shame on Current TV, and shame on Al Gore, who is reportedly well aware of his network's legal case.
This is the first-ever MIME-encoded e-mail, from back in 1992. Bravo, Telephone Chords.
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