Brad Neely

Neely's logic for his actions is based primarily on copyright law's allowance for derivative works. He also makes an appeal to the reader's emotions by accounting the genesis of the project -- a joke in a bar with friends. He appeals to Americans' love of fun and freedom; Americans like to be entertained and they want to do what they want to do and not be told what to do. As ethos goes, Neely appeals not to authority but to his fellow citizens. His work has created a respectable following, and if so many people like it, what's the problem?