[LINK] In other news....

[Stilgherrian]

On 25/6/07 8:22 PM, "grove at zeta.org.au" <grove at zeta.org.au> wrote:
> No, the offer being is more along the lines of "if you read my book
> without paying me, I will extradite your arse from one country
> to another and gaol you with a preposterous sentence that does no
> one any good...."

Hang on, let's separate the threads here...

One issue is whether there should be such a thing as "ownership" of this
thing that's being called "intellectual property" and, if so, how it should
work.

Another is what the penalty should be if "the deal" or "the social compact"
or whatever is broken.

And the third issue is about how these issues are handled trans-nationally,
triggered by the treatment of the chap in this particular case.

I reckon that jumbling them all together is causing confusion.


> What is really under discussion (IMHO) is the
> way this person has been mishandled by all parties concerned and

Yes, that's how this thread started. But knowing how Link works, I wouldn't
be surprised if it morphed into a discussion of llama breeding or something.
;)


> the heavy handed way his crime is presented, when there are far more
> heinous and malevolent acts being committed in the name of "security"
> and "good government"....

"Good government, yes, good government. Sit government. Lie down,
government. Stay, government. Here, have a bone."

:)

Stil


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