this is far too good and important

so i'm posting it on this blog as well as the reformed pirate

how effed up is this?

(AND it make things worse, it actually involves a craft too! crocheting)

US Customs: Sketching an SUV makes you a copyright infringer

Posted by Cory Doctorow,
Vidiot sez, "A woman stopped by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the border, over a drawing of an SUV in her notebook. They thought the artist and college professor was an industrial spy and copyright infringer." ..............
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Her release came only after she persuaded border guards she was an artist doing a project that involved a crocheted SUV as a statement against America's dependence on oil and love for big vehicles.

And these are the rocket-scientists we want to give clones of our hard-drives to? As Cardinal Richelieu said, "If you give me six lines written by the most honest man, I will find something in them to hang him."

Keene artist had hard time getting back into US (Thanks, Vidiot)...................

more from whip up

my dia de los muertos skull - by jean

it's crocheted, felted and embroidered. the pictures don't do it justice (it's stuffed with my fuzzy blue sock in one of the pictures). it is SOOOOOOOOOOOO wicked cool. thanks jean!