TV's Frink:

I swear we've had this discussion before.

Yes we have, and again Imminent Infringement is the correct term for possible copyright infringement in the future.

TV's Frink:

But why defend someone who says "I'm going to steal the parts I want once they are out?"

I didn't defend him. His Imminent Infringement claim is just as absurd as your piracy claim.

TV's Frink continued:

Fanedits are still most likely illegal, IMO.

Then why not enter every thread and proclaim piracy? If you are going to do this for the ones which haven't happened yet, why not the easy ones, the ones which have happened?

But Lucas has indicated (indirectly, I believe) that he has no problem with fanedits. He certainly seems like the kind of guy who would have tried to shut them down if he really cared.

Lucas's opinion doesn't matter if someone else at LFL makes the final call. Ask DaveyTod.

The EFF thing applies to DVD ripping. What the person does with the material still applies to the regular laws. and in the case of much around here untested Fair Use. What's interesting about the recent expanding of the rules is that they don't apply to new technologies like blu-ray.