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Subject: Re: Ellison and TERMINATOR
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Date: Mon, 8-Jul-85 16:26:27 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jul  8 16:26:27 1985
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From: orstcs!richardt (richardt)


	Well, since we're on the subject of aliens which lay eggs in people,
why don't we go nail Van Vogt for using one of the most common pulp fiction
ideas?  That kind of creature ran througj most of the galaxy in one
story or another.  And while we're at it, we can also shout nasty names at
the author of "Bloodstone."  That was the cover story in IASFM a few months
back.  I would suggest that the whole idea of copyrighted (copywritten?)
ideas is preposterous at best.  So do the lawbooks.  The regs state that
"these restrictions apply only to the expression of an idea, not the idea
itself."  I'm fairly certain that that is a direct qoute.  And regarding
the Ellison thing: has Harlan Ellison patented a time machine?  If so,
I want one.  Otherwise, kwitcher' cryin'.  on the Brillo thing, I can
agree, *if his material was directly and provably used*, be it as a
plot, storyline, or whatever.
						orstcs/richardt 
"If I'm human, what are *YOU*?"