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...single “Australia,” they’ve returned to the mundane. Director Matt McCormick casts the band as orange-jumpsuited hoodlums who hatch a plot of petty theft. Lead singer, songwriter, and tactician James Mercer directs the bandits as they distract car salesmen and steal the balloons attached to every car on the lot. The tune itself isn’t earth-shatteringly original, but it’s the sort of bouncy song that makes you want to be five years old again, dancing around in the living room with your dad. The lyrics...
...want a sense of just how terrible Monday's crimes were, here's something to try: imagine yourself committing them. It's easy enough to contemplate what it would feel like to rob a bank or steal a car; you might even summon a hint of the outlaw frisson that could make such crimes seem appealing. But picture yourself as Cho Seung-Hui, the 23-year-old student responsible for the Virginia Tech bloodbath, walking the halls of the school, selecting lives to extinguish and then ... extinguishing them. It is perhaps a measure of our humanity that we could sooner...
...Simon and Bridie, you’ve both talked about how your fiction is influenced by things in your life. Where do you draw the line between fact and fiction? How do you make sure you don’t steal from anyone else...
...Should we not stand up for our rights when people continue to steal? Imagine how much more music would be stolen if we did not. Litigation has never been a preferred or solitary action. But unfortunately, it’s a necessary part of the equation. Remember no matter the business model, a basic respect for the property rights of creators will always be necessary for such an industry to stay healthy. Record companies do not profit from this litigation. But we spend the money on this program because we must protect the integrity of the digital marketplace, no matter...
...it’s the role of the university as an educational leader that is paramount. Teaching students that it’s not okay to steal someone else’s creative work is an important message to convey. Doing so requires more than boilerplate warnings not to infringe. It requires leadership, and Harvard should do nothing short of stepping up to the challenge...