Word: logicality
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...review and came away fascinated by the mathematician's brilliance and his "reputation as a gadfly and a provocateur." Liebert and others describe Lang as a fiercely determined, sincere and relentless advocate of political issues in the academic world, who forces his adversaries to address complex problems with unbroken logic...
Fascists, Communists, New Dealists all seem to me persons who have been so tortured by the horrors of the world today that they have simply been unable to live amidst so much that is unsolved, and so cling to the first logic that appeals to them...
...with You, surrenders to the discipline of cinema narrative only after a struggle. His characters operate on obsession and whim ("I'm a grizzly bear!" "I've got to have sex with my sister!" "Hey, kids, let's all move to Vienna!") as the labyrinthine logic of Fate gives way to an author's caprice. On this Wild Mouse ride of moods and motives, Life goes on, Death comes in, windows open, options close. Try making a movie out of that...
...rather than simply calmly stating their grievances before Congress, which makes the copyright law, the studios dragged out their big legal guns who in turn dragged out their most twisted legal logic. The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 against Disney and Universal--but the decision should never have been that close...
...content merely to suppose that individual Betamax users violate copyright when "time-shifting" certain shows. Kroft went still farther, calling for compensation from Sony and even a ban on Betamax use and sales. Closely questioning Kroft on this logic. Chief Justice Warren Burger asked if photocopying manufacturers would similarly be liable say "if Xerox or another maker advertises that this is a good way to copy books?" Said Kroft: "I would say that a seller of photocopying machines would be liable." In fact, under further questioning Kroft even suggested there would be copyright infringement even if Xerox...