In Reply to: That is correct posted by Victor Khomenko on June 17, 2004 at 06:43:45:
My wife and I have discussed this and as an author with numerous books to her credit she'd be the first to tell you that the ownership of a title is the most fleeting of commodities, regardless of the level of respect languished on the author or book. If the Farenheit family didn't sue Ray Bradbury for using their family name to send a cautionary political message, which they may or may not have agreed with, then what cause can Ray Bradbury show for being upset with Michael Moore in using a variation on his similarly titled film? If this complaint were from anyone BUT Ray Bradbury, who I hold the greatest respect and admiration for as an author, I'd have to say that this smacked of HYPOCRISY, ...a word with which you & patrick should have intimate familiarity.AuPh
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- Whether intentional or not, the title evokes an ironic symbolism that's entirely appropriate. - Audiophilander 11:26:14 06/17/04 (27)
- Re: " Whether intentional or not "..Oh boy! what a man of bad faith! - patrickU 23:44:10 06/17/04 (5)
- I was speaking r-h-e-t-o-r-i-c-a-l-l-y! In other words, it was a figure of speech; the ONLY point ... - Audiophilander 15:18:23 06/19/04 (4)
- Re: OK, you are quite right, I will not post here anymore, only on European boards, sorry for the disturbance.....nt - patrickU 01:58:29 06/20/04 (3)
- Sorry patrick, I'm not trying to run you off, but try to be a little less nasty with your insults, okay? - Audiophilander 21:08:22 06/20/04 (2)
- Re: Insults? Well.... - patrickU 09:33:05 06/21/04 (1)
- The "hiding behind..." crack; it not only was an insult directed at me... - Audiophilander 01:26:09 06/24/04 (0)
- You always ready to drop your integrity when that fits your agenda? - Victor Khomenko 11:36:45 06/17/04 (20)
- Re: You always ready to drop your integrity when that fits your agenda? - Analog Scott 12:01:20 06/21/04 (0)
- Hoist by your own petard: Ray Bradbury wrote the book first; the movie IS a separate entity! - Audiophilander 13:07:48 06/17/04 (18)
- Wow! Such great knowledge! Book first! Like wow! Who would imagine. - Victor Khomenko 13:17:00 06/17/04 (17)
- How many books have you published Victor? BTW, electronics pamphlets don't count! - Audiophilander 14:21:57 06/17/04 (16)
- You are so charming when you are clueless and nasty - Victor Khomenko 14:40:02 06/17/04 (15)
- Re: You are so charming when you are clueless and nasty - Analog Scott 12:06:33 06/21/04 (0)
- Read this S-L-O-W-L-Y and then think about it very, very carefully before responding: - Audiophilander 15:30:16 06/17/04 (13)
- One final pointer - Victor Khomenko 06:12:20 06/18/04 (11)
- Re: One final pointer - Analog Scott 12:12:16 06/21/04 (0)
- Since teaching an old Russian wolfhound new tricks requires a great deal more patience than I can muster at the moment: - Audiophilander 15:42:21 06/19/04 (9)
- More homework for a lazy student - Victor Khomenko 18:17:55 06/20/04 (8)
- No offense, but are you really that dense, Victor? - Audiophilander 21:00:48 06/20/04 (7)
- Re: No offense, but are you really that dense, Victor? - Analog Scott 12:16:43 06/21/04 (0)
- Simply caught you with your pants down - Victor Khomenko 04:44:22 06/21/04 (5)
- The "source" was simply for your benefit; I already knew you were wrong on this. - Audiophilander 08:57:42 06/21/04 (4)
- Ahem... you will never bother to learn, apparently. - Victor Khomenko 09:23:37 06/21/04 (3)
- Sheeeeeeesh! He employed NO DUE DILIGENCE in stopping others from borrowing reference to his book's title! - Audiophilander 11:50:27 06/21/04 (2)
- But your Honor, murders have been commited before! Why judge me? - Victor Khomenko 12:04:02 06/21/04 (1)
- Yes, "Fahrenheit 452" could even be legally used in some instances (i.e., as in a parody of the author's original work)! - Audiophilander 12:17:57 06/21/04 (0)
- You're both right. - ephemere 19:51:39 06/17/04 (0)