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...lead character is in many ways a proxy for Roth himself. A neurotic Jewish writer, Zuckerman is plagued by the tensions of his past and his career and seeks through sex, analysis and literature the missing element in his life...
...which could be subtitled variations on a beaded curtain, looks fresh, funny and unabashedly theatrical. Because the clothes are strung together with relatively little cloth, they are an almost architectural fantasy on the structure of seams and the niceties of proportion and are the exhibition's most theoretical element...
...sure that the Opportunes name and announcing their upcoming concert was not a necessary element contributing to the thrust/humor of the prank. The Lampoon performance could have been just as "entertaining" if they had announced themselves as a caricture of all a capella groups or had made up an original name for their group. It is misleading and unfair of the Lampoon to single out a specific group on campus and falsely advertise their upcoming event. It would be very unfortunate if some people were dissuaded from attending the Friday night jam because of the poor performance and poor taste...
...jubilant Navasky hailed the ruling as "a victory for the public." But some legal experts contend that the decision's scope might not be as broad as Kaufman's resounding language suggests. The reigning scholar of copyright law, Melville Nimmer of U.C.L.A. law school, said the "essential element" in the case is that "the underlying material is factual." Paraphrasing of fictional material would still violate copyright laws. Columbia Law Professor Benno Schmidt also did not quarrel with the decision but added, "The appropriate principles of copyright protection got bent out of shape by the tremendous newsworthiness...
None of these expedients will prevent students from celebrating victory; they will merely end the most dangerous element of that glee. Tradition is a fine thing, but let's start a new one for the second hundred years...