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From: farren@well.UUCP (Mike Farren)
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Subject: Re: "Bladerunner" query
Message-ID: <521@well.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 20-Jan-86 02:51:14 EST
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Posted: Mon Jan 20 02:51:14 1986
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In article <2586@sdcrdcf.UUCP>, markb@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Mark Biggar) writes:
> In article <986@caip.RUTGERS.EDU> VAF@C.CS.CMU.EDU writes:
> >Does anyone out in netland have a clue as to the etymology of the word
> >"bladerunner"?
> 
> There is a SF novel by Alan Norse called "Bladerunner".  The the world
> [...] 
> It is my understanding that they stole the title for the movie.
> 

   The title was used with permission from Alan Nourse (probably paid him,
as a matter of fact I'm sure they did).  I guess the movie moguls figured
that "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" would be too much.

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