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Offline DefiantMassRINO

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Images of slaves belong to Harvard, not a descendant, judge rules
« on: March 08, 2021, 07:18:06 pm »
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Re: Images of slaves belong to Harvard, not a descendant, judge rules
« Reply #1 on: March 08, 2021, 07:35:20 pm »
Harvard should turn over the photos, not because they are compelled to by law, but because it would be the decent thing to do.  If plaintiff wants to exploit the photos of her relatives for her own personal gain and further demean the progress of the last 150 years, then by all means let her.
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Re: Images of slaves belong to Harvard, not a descendant, judge rules
« Reply #2 on: March 08, 2021, 08:18:05 pm »
Sounds like the photos didn't belong to the subjects in the photos, not in 1850, and thus not now.

Sounds like the courts made the correct ruling.

And the property is 170 years old and thus certainly in the public domain, right?

Just because Hahvahd is evil and racist doesn't mean some reparations-greedy broad can rob them.
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