[free-sklyarov] Legal addition to flyers

[Seth David Schoen]

jmd at turbogeek.org writes:

> I hope to attend the Chicago protest tomarrow. I plan to add a notice
> similar to the following to the back of my flyers. Thought some others
> might like to integrate it into their own, or suggest alternate
> wording.
> 
> The idea is it's short, and shocking. Saying "Don't forget to read the
> notice on the back" as a disinterested flyer holder walks away looking
> for a trash can might get them to read the short notice. If it can
> peak their interest, they'll read the front, too.
> 
> 
> 
>  +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
>  |      {3/4" red letter}      NOTICE                                |
>  |                                                                   |
>  | Persons attempting to fold, crumple, and/or spill coffee on this  |
>  | flyer are in violation of The Flyer's terms of use. This is a     |
>  | felony pursuant to Section 1201(a) of the Digital Millennium      |
>  | Copyright Act.                                                    |
>  |                                                                   |
>  | Violators are subject to five years imprisonment and fines up to  |
>  | $500,000.                                                         |
>  +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
> 
>         {small type}    Ridiculous, isn't it?
> 
> 
> 
> It's hard to form a good parallel between mangling the flyer and
> copyright law's fair use rights in two sentances (earlier, longer
> drafts made a very nice comparison), but it's more important that the
> notice remain short, or no one will read it.

What's the TPM?

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