Word: sordidness
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...sordid history of the American copyright code is, well, sordid. Once upon a time to acquire a copyright (lasting 14 years, with option to renew once) you had to file lots of paperwork with the government. Through two centuries of litigation and legislation this process has come to be substantially amended: now to acquire a copyright (lasting your whole life, plus about 70 years), you simply publish. To use any piece of published content—which is automatically protected by copyright law—you must obtain permission from the copyright holder...
...year-old Cleveland Cavalier faced empyrean expectations and a crush of journalists. Not only was he the No. 1 draft pick, plucked straight from high school, but he had already signed a $90 million deal with Nike. The 6-ft. 8-in. James offered a respite from the sordid drama of former boy wonder Kobe Bryant, who faces rape charges. And despite all the attention, James has maintained his game and his poise...
...government concentrator in Kirkland House, spent the summer after his freshman year in Jerusalem as an intern for a right-of-center member of the Israeli parliament. The sharp-tongued Queens, N.Y. native is now on a mission to expose what he sees as HIPJ’s sordid underside...
...campaign featuring big players in Hollywood extolling its virtues. It could even be kickstarted by resubmitting the director’s cuts of such reputable films as Last Tango in Paris and Eyes Wide Shut, establishing the R+ as a comfortable territory for directors to explore the more sordid aspects of sex, drugs and violence in a commercially viable...
Would Massachusetts’ hoped-for law changes turn the beloved Commonwealth into a sordid collection of hussies and miscreants? Alas, no. The legislature has already diluted their supposed morals with necessary pragmatism, and the world has not come to an end. This time, Massachusetts must stop flagellating itself, let its people both consume and buy liquor on Sunday, and make some easy cash...