<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:garamond, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div style="font-family: garamond, 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span>Thanks Richard and happy holidays,</span></div><div style="font-family: garamond, 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span><br></span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span>This article took me quite a bit of time to write. It shows how I personally would hit back at a mega corp proud of the 100's of millions of dollars they spend in impoverished nations, especially in Africa with its advertised, indestructible, non biodegradable product. There has been talk of a boycott, it is just not my style. </span></div><div style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: garamond, 'new york', times, serif;
font-style: normal;"><span><br></span></div><div style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: garamond, 'new york', times, serif; font-style: normal;"><span>Hoax? I suppose it is a deliberately fabricated, but I don't think I said anything false nor did I try to hide the truth other then to not go on and on about the court case which could have been stated differently by your humble author.</span></div><div style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: garamond, 'new york', times, serif; font-style: normal;"><span><br></span></div><div style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: garamond, 'new york', times, serif; font-style: normal;"><span>Did you smile, did you read, did you think that if my story got legs that it might do something to bring attention?</span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span>Did you
like my interpretations of LEGO's pirate line? Queen Annes' Revenge in blood red? Cannibals referring to cannibalism? All seemed valid to me as I was looking for ways to poke at a revered, private, family run corp.</span></div><div style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: garamond, 'new york', times, serif; font-style: normal;"><span><br></span></div><div style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: garamond, 'new york', times, serif; font-style: normal;"><span>I know, I know, LEGO is sacred ground. I didn't say it was a recall and I didn't focus on the words ordered by the court, ordering PPCZ to 'take down' all references to LEGO on the worldwideweb. I invented a word, takeback, to lead to confusion. I gave my home address implying that one could send any physical pirate stuff if consumers want to keep these products and their 'bad' references from
their children and from the landfill. Tongue and cheek, sure, and hopefully, if the story get's any legs at all, I will get a call from LEGO. "You can't stage a re-call! We demand you take that story down from any computer in the world that might have received it! Or we'll sue!" </span></div><div style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: garamond, 'new york', times, serif; font-style: normal;"><span><br></span></div><div style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: garamond, 'new york', times, serif; font-style: normal;"><span>I put my email so people from around the world can send me their images of pirate LEGO stuff that might be construed as being Pirate P referenced. Yes it's an attack on LEGO's attack. If it is not published, it just shows the Times has no sense of humour, and it doesn't matter to me. I won't feel bad.</span></div><div
style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: garamond, 'new york', times, serif; font-style: normal;"><span><br></span></div><div style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: garamond, 'new york', times, serif; font-style: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">And, this morning I woke to a zillion Need Signature messages attacking fellow pirates to which I say, give me a break. This sort of story will do nothing except to label the International Pirate movement as a bunch of ....................</span><br></div><div style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: garamond, 'new york', times, serif; font-style: normal;"><span><br></span></div><div style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: garamond, 'new york', times, serif; font-style: normal;"><span>Yes, the court
case is a joke, completely impossible to enforce, and should be treated/attacked as such with the same vigor as they brought it on. My first attempt at submitting a story stands. Perhaps it could be read by the editorial staff as coming from a real pirate, one who doesn't back down or give quarter to anyone.</span></div><div style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: garamond, 'new york', times, serif; font-style: normal;"><span><br></span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span>My life was threatened this week on a City of Seattle community bulletin board, my name in the subject line, wording was clear "We must kill the messenger, not just wound him" and City moderator, ListServe moderator, and all agreed with the post. After contacting a laundry list beginning with FBI, past District Attorney, Police Capt, Mayor/Head of Security at SeaTac (all friends or people I know) the list ended
up with a visit to the station as eventually recommended. I waited over an hour to try to file my complaint. I left and told Office Gardenhire that I would deal with the situation personally. I don't take an escalation of personal attacks lightly. I will defend your write to disagree, then I draw the line.</span></div><div style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: garamond, 'new york', times, serif; font-style: normal;"><span><br></span></div><div style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: garamond, 'new york', times, serif; font-style: normal;"><span>And I know Boston very well. My Mayflower ancestors are buried in Duxbury which l loved. Wellfleet is still my fav. Visit Indian Neck if you get out that way, my fellow pirata/</span></div><div style="font-family: garamond, 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"></div><div style="font-family:
garamond, 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </div><div style="font-family: garamond, 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: garamond, 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 18px;">I remain sincerely yours,</span></div><div style="font-family: garamond, 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: garamond, 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 18px;"><br></span></div><div style="font-family: garamond, 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-family: garamond, 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: italic;">John Dickinson</span></div><div style="font-family: garamond, 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: garamond, 'new york',
times, serif; font-size: 18px;"><br></span></div><div style="font-family: garamond, 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: garamond, 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 18px;">=access Since 1991 <br>"Be the change that you want <br>to see in the world." <br>M. K. Gandhi </span><br></div><div style="font-family: garamond, 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br></div> <div style="font-family: garamond, 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> john dickinson <jrdickinson@yahoo.com>; Pirate Parties International -- General Talk
<pp.international.general@lists.pirateweb.net> <br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> pp.international.general@lists.pirateweb.net <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Friday, December 21, 2012 9:44 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [pp.int.general] LEGO(<br> </font> </div> <br>
Is this LEGO announcement for real? It looks like a hoax to me.<br><br>-- <br>Dr Richard Stallman<br>President, Free Software Foundation<br>51 Franklin St<br>Boston MA 02110<br>USA<br><a target="_blank" href="http://www.fsf.org/">www.fsf.org</a> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.gnu.org/">www.gnu.org</a><br>Skype: No way! That's nonfree (freedom-denying) software.<br> Use Ekiga or an ordinary phone call<br><br><br><br> </div> </div> </div></body></html>