Copyright Reform Activist

05/20/2026

Day 135: Proving the Negative—Drafting the Willfulness Memorandum behind Bars. If you are operating openly, responding to takedowns, and navigating the unsettled legal reality of Orphan Works, how does the state manufacture "willfulness"? They do it by ignoring the DOJ’s own Justice Manual.
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ACTUAL Entry - 11/04/21 - Thurs -Up at 6:30, H/L/R drink,, doses, corrected the Bang PD FOIA will send today.Cleaned up the library a little. In case, she does show up. Dog training class, I wonder if we'll have it with no dogs. Apparently, Mom sold the camp on the M'Keag River. I think it's a mista...

05/03/2026

The Cup N**i didn’t like our pre-prepped cups. He dictated only four ahead, even if it meant the entire cafeteria line backed up. Bureaucracy over efficiency—a perfect metaphor for the "Copyright Regime" we fight today. My response? The same response I had in FMC Devens: "Cereal. Stay focused on the cereal." It’s an ongoing Zen statement that reminds me why I sacrificed everything to fight the systematic destruction of creative intent.
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DAY 131 - Actual Entry-10/31/21 - SUN - Halloween -Decent night sleep, HL Doses, worked on Law Library Researching the Berne Convention., if there is something there, I can't find it.Might keep looking but not sure, not a high priority. Day off from kitchen gig, hopefully get some stuff done. Still....

04/27/2026

Authors Guild, Inc. v. Google, Inc.: "The right of fair use... permits the unauthorized copying of copyrighted works for a transformative purpose... without the owner’s consent." Check out my latest Journal entry from Day 129, where I finally found the Google Books "Smoking Gun" while sitting in a cubicell on Dog Row.
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Actual Entry - 10/29/21 - FRI -Excellent night sleep, must have fell asleep fast. Dreamed but no recall.H/L, doses, worked W-D type up. (Almost done) - (Poem... about walking?)Got some good stuff with Google Books, and "permissions" - hmmm.... this is where the frustration lies, the appeal part is w...

04/23/2026

United States Government's Instructions on how to manufacture a

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03/27/2026

Not my first #1 post on r/copyright, but definitely one of the most satisfying. The fight for a better copyright law rages on... https://bit.ly/3NGOcEU

03/26/2026

SCOTUS handed us a Major Copyright win yesterday. I just broke the news to the Copyright Regime's Propagandists over at

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03/25/2026

US v Gordon "The Orphan Works Trial" In a Fair Use case, the physical container is irrelevant to the legal status of the content. If the work is an Orphan Work (the copyright holder has abandoned the market), providing it in a paper sleeve doesn't make it "counterfeit"—it makes it an archival copy... https://bit.ly/41xIzvK

03/25/2026

I’m published these transcripts not just as a record of my case, but as a case study in how the 'Grey Fog' of Fair Use is treated in a criminal courtroom. By turning these days of testimony into accessible volumes, I am ensuring that the arguments for Orphan Works—which the prosecution tried so hard to suppress—are preserved in the public square. If the law won't recognize the value of saving lost media, then the public should at least see how the government spent five years and millions of dollars to stop it.
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03/15/2026

Day 121: The Transparency Offensive. My FOIA / FOAA request compaign officially begins. Four Agencies still refuse to send the information I requested. To Be Continued... ...
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Original Entry: Thursday, 10/21/21Awake, mostly, at 7:45, skipped the H/L/R drink, hit the coffee, and worked briefly on the DOJ letter. Went to dog class, I may or may not be moving to the dog section.LUNCH: Bone-in Chicken, (1 in reserve), BP, Veggie mix.Finished the DOJ letter, with some minor ch...

03/02/2026

Day 117: My Lawyer didn’t fight the Fair Use argument at trial, and now, with the direct appeal deadline approaching, I was drafting the arguments myself. I had to make sure the core of my defense—Orphan Works, Fair Use, the reason I fought—was in the higher court.... ....
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Original Entry: Sunday, 10/17/21 • Morning: Lights on at 7:30 AM—blindingly bright and totally unnecessary. • Daytime: Worked on re-typing WD (likely a legal document/brief). Spent time in the library researching and trying to "tackle Barbell" (my novella project). • Afternoon: Helped J.K. w...