DISQUS

bakari · 3 years ago

Yo, man, I seriously feeling you on this issue. Seems like a brotha will have to copyright his stuff in order to get some recognition. Sad that it may have to come to that.

jon · 3 years ago

yeah i know right--when these things happen, i keep getting reminded of the old eddie murphy skit, regarding george washington carver & peanut butter. :)

the story of my life:

"Take a peek? Man, you can have it. Who's gonna eat butter made out of peanuts? No, I'm working on a method to compress peanuts into phonograph needles." So, Professor Carver's two dinner guests.. [ Murphy removes his shades for better cue card reading ] ..Edward "Skippy" Williamson and Frederick "Jif" Armstrong - two white men - stole George Washington Carver's recipe for peanut butter, copyrighted it, and reaped untold fortunes from it. While Dr. Carver died penniless and insane, still trying to play a phonograph record with a peanut.

João Pinheiro · 2 years ago

It sucks that your idea got credited to somebody else. I actually found this page with a google search for that phrase.
I'm planning on getting my own business cards soon, would it be ok with you if I used that sentence as well?

Thanks!

jon · 2 years ago

go ahead man, no problem!:)