Woody vs Faulkner Copyright Battle

[Jozawun]

Originally Posted by kennyc

Careful, you might get dragged into court for posting that quote!

I would defend myself on the grounds that it was an obvious misquotation, because nobody in his right mind could have said it.

[Ekaros]

Originally Posted by usuallee

"Faulkner's Estate" sounds like a bunch of ignorant, greedy, A-holes to me. Faulkner's works should have have long since passed into the public domain. He died 50 years ago for Pete's sake. Yet another example proving current US copyright law is an absolute farce.

Same could be said for legal-system. The one who got more money, will likely win... And settling a case might be less risky than fighting...

[HomeInMyShoes]

Originally Posted by Jozawun

"Faulkner is regarded as the greatest writer of the English language of the last century, we're just lucky he was an American."

I think the greatest writer might be a bit of a stretch. That's a pretty crowded room when people start listing names from the 20th Century.

[Jozawun]

Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes

I think the greatest writer might be a bit of a stretch. That's a pretty crowded room when people start listing names from the 20th Century.

Not even sure he was using the English language.
Not that there's anything wrong with that.