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I enjoyed the readings and the videos. The second video almost had me scouring the internet and rewatching some of those cartoons. (Just occurred to me that i still haven’t seen the Emperor’s New….uh…the one with Patrick Warburton doing the voice). Was a little disappointed by the first video, i mean come on, you are a Ted Talk. I didn’t feel the point he was trying to make was very clear, for a Ted Talk at least. I don’t really feel  i was able to grasp anything from it. Which is very rare for a Ted Talk. Guess all Ted Talks aren’t  created equal. The second video, was more informative. I could actually grasp on to certain key points (he could have used someone else other than buzz light year for “copy” though, that got tiring). Copyright laws were only active for 14 years, now its 70 for individuals and 100 for corporations (damn greedy corporations). The loophole in all this being Fair Use, which works out great for us. The reading on the disgraced Hamilton president had me reflecting a lot. I loved the way it presented a different perspective on plagiarism. Everyone is quick to point fingers and look scornfully at those that plagiarize. However, we have in some form or another plagiarized. The mere fact that we are speaking is plagiarism. We are plagiarizing  whoever invented the English language’s intellectual property. Not me though, i speak FEG, a blend of French, English and German. “Bontaglo”, is how i say hello. I kid. I can’t remember how he reconciled his point. I leave that to you guys who might be making comments. Fin.

This is wale btw.