Posts by Wasanelder Once

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"Fair Use" copyright ruling

by OrphanCrow in

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the decision to allow fair use of copyrighted material could have an impact on the wts' attempts to use copyright laws to pull content that is critical of them.it is ironic that this ruling was made in response to one of prince's songs.. (this article was posted on exjwreddit)demand that mother remove home video from youtube backfires.

a music companys demand that youtube take down a 29-second home video of two children dancing to a song by prince backfired monday when a federal appeals court used the case to make it harder for copyright-holders to act against brief, non-commercial uses of their material.recording companies, motion picture studios and other copyright owners issue numerous takedown notices each day, targeting everything from home videos to campaign ads that include segments of songs or newscasts.

when a copyright-holder tells a website like youtube that one of its postings violates the holders exclusive rights to license the material, federal law requires that the posting be removed immediately.but the ninth u.s. circuit court of appeals in san francisco said the copyright-holder must first consider whether such a video amounts to fair use of the work, making it eligible to be legally posted.

Wasanelder Once

Prince is notoriously ardent in stomping out the unauthorized usage of his music by others. I had a video taken down years ago because his people are vigilant to find abusers. I am not surprised he demanded the unauthorized use of his music be removed and the video deleted.

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Saturday morning us newly weds visited by closet gay Special pioneer see why we stayed home!!? WIERD!!

by Witness 007 in

first let me tell you about george (his real name) the special pioneer.

not that good looking...a bit goofy, he had spiritual sisters literally ask him to date and flutter eyelids because of his positon.

he always made excuses about why sisters were "not his type"...had a bedroom full of pics of him hugging other brothers with a content strange look on his face....like this is my girlfriend look!

Wasanelder Once

The first 6 sentences were about his assumed sexual orientation. If this were merely about Witness 007 being interrupted when staying home with his wife, why was that necessary?

I call bullshit.

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How to evade questions from elders when you stop going out door to door

by Olivia Wilde in

due to circumstances right now i cannot leave permanently the watchtower, however i need honest advice of what to say when elders question me how come im not meeting the group out for door to door & going out in " field service"... what would be proper responses not to draw suspicions since i'm aware of ttatt.. .any serious advice please...

Wasanelder Once

Tell them that you have a fever, a fever for more cowbell!

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The only way to know God exists!

by iconoclastic in

do everything as god would do if he were present here.

this will attract his attention, and you will experience his invisible hands blessing everything you do, giving you results more than what you sowed.. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------.

hence put to the test the above, and then you can make really authentic comments!.

Wasanelder Once

I like turtles.

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Interesting Article: New human link found "Homo Naledi"

by Splash in

haven't read it all yet, but 15 skeletons have been found in south africa, near jo'burg... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/11855405/homo-naledi-a-new-species-of-human-discovered-in-a-cave-in-south-africa.html.

Wasanelder Once

How do they know he was a "Homo"? A pinky ring was found? Maybe some form of tight jeans?

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Another Kim Davis inspired self-invented "gay issue"

by Simon in

what is it about some of these self proclaimed "christians" who go seeking persecution when it don't exist?.

we've had a case locally in calgary where the initial reports sounded like the person had a legitimate claim: a bus driver didn't want to drive the bus in a gay pride parade and said he'd resign if they made him and that the local transit company was threatening him to force him to do it.. except it was all invented ... by him !.

they already proactively told him that there was no danger that he would be asked to drive that bus in the parade (i.e.

Wasanelder Once

One down! lol

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The Spiritual Man According to WTBTS

by zophar in

who is a spiritual man according to wtbts?.

this post will resonate most with people who have been long associated with jws and have seen a dramatic change in the spirituality of traveling overseers over the years..

how does a man get appointed as a circuit overseer?

Wasanelder Once

I don't agree, completely. I was considered for CO and I wasn't an ass kisser. I genuinely cared for the congregation and knew my WT/Bible well. I made sacrifices and pioneered for 9 years. I was one who really put thought into talks, using illustrations I found that I hadn't heard 1,000 times before and always showed empathy. THAT is why I ended up leaving. I met so many of those 1 month wonders who were appointed and didn't give a flying fig for anyone that it sickened me. It became clear that the whole thing was a pyramid scheme for egotists. So even in the 90's there was a majority of ass kissers. Smart guys with a conscience get out.

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"Getting Baptized Is A Protection...."

by dubstepped in

i'm sure that most of us heard that line when we were young.

i never could convince myself of that, other than that it hung a blade over my head that would then be on the chopping block should i err in some way and thus they would be protected from me, but i also knew that i needed to do so anyway.

otherwise i'd be a pariah if i got older and didn't take the step, and i wanted to be good in their eyes.

Wasanelder Once

Yeah, I've heard other elders say that to kids, I cringed. I was an elder too but knew the majority of these kids would be ass out in no time once their libido's kicked in. Protection? Nope.

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