Al Gore and Company Go To Court to Allow Themselves to Steal Work of Others - and WIN

Well, there ya go. Not only is the guy a creepy fear mongering fool, he advocates and actually becomes a thief of the IP of others. Real IP, not made up tripe about Polar Bears. I guess that 'man of the people' shit becomes tiresome when it actually, you know, costs money.

The Brave Online World of Linking, Borrowing and Attributing (or Not) - Bay Area Blog - NYTimes.com:

"Current TV did not deny that it used the photography of Ken R. Light on its Web site without his consent. They argued that by the rules currently governing the Internet, they could do what they wanted. A San Francisco judge agreed, overturning the small-claims-court judgment Mr. Light had won, which had received some local media attention.

I can’t claim to be dispassionate about this issue. Call me old fashioned, but I still believe that professionals should be paid for their labor, including writers, musicians and artists. The Napster-era view that when creative work becomes digital, it can suddenly be copied and distributed for free is all too often just an excuse for theft."