Day 122: The Fair Use Mirage (and the Willfulness Trap)

A dimly lit prison cell with a bunk bed is illuminated by a purple sunset seen through barred windows. An open book titled "Fair Use" sits on a wooden table, accompanied by a handwritten letter and a meal tray of spaghetti and carrots, evoking a juxtaposition of confinement and contemplation.

Actual Entry - 10/22/21 - FRI -

Awake at 7:45, worked on WD type up, nearing to end. Gonna pull back and see If I get any results on stuff I sent. The 29th is approaching soon. One week in fact, not sure if that means anything but we'll see. Well, I still did a letter about Pacer to the Innocence Project, but I'm trying, I mean, how many letters can I write, really?

LUNCH: Famous fish Friday but the alternative wasn't bad, the best I have seen. Beans, coleslaw, etc etc Ate most of it. Plus I had lunch with C.C. outside which was the first time ever, only cause he can't stand Mayor Jerkoff (new guy).

SUPPER: CK Chunks, Spaghetti, CARROTS (only bread in reserve, trying to cut BACK, of course, if I just ate less you could eat more at night. Taste better thats for sure. Why am I writing like this? )

Went out and watched the turkeys fly. Then inside for a bit of Robin William's movie I never saw or don't remember, Man of the People I think. Just chill, RESEARCH a little more on Fair Use - Transformative - Technology, need to do more. Found a little.

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You're in my Seat: Man of the People (I think).

Four Years Later-

Pretty standard day. I talked about sending my PACER proposal to the Innocence Project. This was one of my last attempts to get anyone or any agency interested in my ideas for PACER. Unless you are in prison and fighting for a fresh look at your case, the PACER proposal was a tough sell, simply because of the negative problems it would cause in the incarcerated world. I get that now, so I moved on. There are bigger battles to be fought; there is no sense dying on an anthill when the mountain is still ahead.

For instance, regarding the final thought of the day: I was still deep into Fair Use research. Little did I know, my lawyer had no interest in bringing that up in any way except under the "willfulness" banner. I knew that would never fly, but his continued resistance wasn't even known to me then. It wasn’t until I got the appellate decision that I realized how far outside the original plan he had gone. By then, it was too little, too late.

#PACER

#FOIA

#RobinWilliams