Recent content by Glenn MacGrady

"So, what is FreeStyle, and what is the difference between Functional FreeStyle and Interpretive FreeStyle? One of the best definitions of FreeStyle is ‘The art and science of precision canoeing.’ That definition is a catchy phrase and quite accurate, but it requires more discussion."...

Okay, but the voting was also shut off as of 9:28 pm today. Did you try before that?

"The 19th Kringelfieber will happen from Thursday, 30th April 2026, to Sunday, 3rd May 2026, at the established place on the peninsula of the camping ground Teichmann in Vöhl close to the Edersee." https://kringelfieber.de/en/news/ What the heck does "Kringelfieber" mean? No problem. I took...

You've started a 2026 age poll in the following thread: https://www.canoetripping.net/threads/poll-how-old-are-you-2026-version.130988/ So, I'll lock this 2016 age poll thread and close off the ability to vote in this one.

Good idea. Never had to do that before. I locked the 2016 poll thread, but I'm not sure that prevents people from voting in the poll. The best I could figure out from the poll editing feature was to close the poll in one hour.

To suggest the obvious, why don't you or a friend just tell Wenonah you have an Argosy, Wilderness or Vagabond with aluminum gunwales but not an adjustable bracket. Or, contact a Wenonah dealer and ask them to order the part for you. Or, would this bracket work...

Good idea. I've wondered whether the age mix has changed in 10 years. So far, I'm the one octogenarian. Perhaps someone with statistical experience can compare the two polls after a couple of months of responses to the new one. By the way, I like to have the title of all poll threads prefaced...

That's one of the many other complications, but not relevant to the copyright risk I'm noodling about. There is an international copyright treaty called the Berne Convention in which the general copyright duration is life of the creator plus 50 years, although for movies the duration seems to...

I know you know this, Marc, since you alerted me to the relevant law the day we scoured New Jersey's remote Pineland wilderness for my canoe kneeling pad, which was in the bed of your truck the whole time. But I've since researched the law and offer a summary here for the information of those...

Like @gumpus, I too think it would be of instructive and historical interest to have Pat Moore's videotape available on YouTube. However, there are copyright considerations. I can't give client legal advice on this forum, but I can review some general U.S. copyright law principles and some...

We had a discussion of this issue on this site in 2019, but the problem seems to have gotten worse. ***** In today’s risk-averse culture, well-intentioned efforts to ensure safety are dismantling valuable community traditions and educational experiences. “We need to stand up for paddling and...

This is unprecedented. Never in the history of discussion forums has an administrator had to decide about the legality of a hijack of a tangent of a tangent of an off-topic thread . . . punctuated by felonious torturing of the Xenforo profanity filter . . . uttered by a Nova Scotian posing as an...

I know copyright law. I used to practice and teach it. I can't and don't give legal advice on the internet, but I'm just trying to ascertain some facts by asking about the presence or absence of a copyright notice. I have that Pat Moore tape somewhere, but I can't find it to look at it myself.

Whoever could have predicted a dopey nuclear war thread would go off on a tasty pasty tangent. Good job, good sports!

Is there a copyright symbol or word with a name and date anywhere on the box, the physical tape, or in the content of the tape (usually in the opening or closing credits)? Something like "© 1999 Patrick Moore" or "Copyright 1999 Patrick Moore".