{"id":34934,"date":"2013-04-05T10:11:01","date_gmt":"2013-04-05T14:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=34934"},"modified":"2013-12-03T06:46:09","modified_gmt":"2013-12-03T11:46:09","slug":"phillip-dale-monkress-all-points-logistics-and-a-metric-shitton-of-the-federal-money-hes-getting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=34934","title":{"rendered":"Phillip Dale Monkress, \u201cAll-Points Logistics\u201d, and a metric shitton of the Federal money he’s getting"},"content":{"rendered":"

I get peeved when we get calls from lawyers asking\/telling us to take stuff down. I really get peeved when Jonn tells then that they should discuss it with our lawyer (me) and the lawyer then changes to being all nice and just suggests we should do it. Even more, I hate when we catalogue the perfidy with links, and the subject just goes and deletes the links. Weiss did that too. Right after we pointed out that his claim that he had never lied about serving didn’t work well with his Army tattoos.<\/p>\n

As Jonn said about Phillip Dale Monkress, All-Points Logistics, and their lawyer earlier:<\/p>\n

Last week, a lawyer representing Phillip Monkress called to ask us to take down the posts and comments about him because it was damaging his business. We didn\u2019t do that either. Since the Supreme Court won\u2019t let the government punish the phonies, this is the only thing we have left to police our ranks. I\u2019m pretty sure that no one here cares that Monkress\u2019 business is failing.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And so, Monkress tried to scrub the internet. And one of the first things…..was a Power Point presentation which appeared on their website. Luckily, we saved it before it got deleted. Bear in mind that the ostensible defense is that Phillip Dale Monkress never claimed to be a US Navy SEAL, you know, despite him wearing the trident in this picture.<\/a><\/p>\n

Anyway, in particular I liked this, Page 2 of said Power Point:
\n\"Monkress2\"<\/a>
\nWait, what? I thought he wasn’t a SEAL? Well, we actually know he wasn’t a SEAL, but his defenders seem to be claiming that he never said he was. How does one explain this slide then?
\n
\nSo, what customers does All-Points Logistics have that might be under the impression they are hiring a company led by a former member of our most valorous fighting force? Probably just Mom and Pop stores, right?<\/p>\n

\"Monkress3\"<\/a><\/p>\n

OK, well, maybe the Gov’t just hasn’t bothered to research it. Besides, it’s not like he is trading in on the common knowledge that SEALs are trained in a ton of security stuff, and he wasn’t. He’s probably just supplying widgets or something. Certainly nothing war-related.
\n\"Monkress4\"<\/a><\/p>\n

OK, I guess I can live with all that. As long as he isn’t doing anything with my beloved US Army.
\n\"Monkress5\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Ohhhhhhh.<\/p>\n

Well then. Maybe I should write a letter to members of the Senate Appropriations Committee to see if there were any improprieties in the process. A guy who would make an innocent mistake about being a US Navy SEAL in a Power Point Presentation put out by his own company might have made some innocent mistakes elsewhere. A FOIA to get the information on these contracts might be interesting reading.<\/p>\n

\"monkress6\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Chances of the lawyer again contacting us to take this down is probably pretty high. I suspect they’ll try to hit us with some Copyright claim again. Looking forward to hearing how our using this isn’t protected under Fair Use.<\/p>\n

One of the rights accorded to the owner of copyright is the right to reproduce or to authorize others to reproduce the work in copies or phonorecords. This right is subject to certain limitations<\/strong> found in sections 107 through 118 of the copyright law (title 17, U. S. Code). One of the more important limitations is the doctrine of \u201cfair use.\u201d The doctrine of fair use has developed through a substantial number of court decisions over the years and has been codified in section 107 of the copyright law.<\/p>\n

Section 107 contains a list of the various purposes for which the reproduction of a particular work may be considered fair, such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research<\/strong>. Section 107 also sets out four factors to be considered in determining whether or not a particular use is fair.<\/p>\n

The purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes
\nThe nature of the copyrighted work
\nThe amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole
\nThe effect of the use upon the potential market for, or value of, the copyrighted work<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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