> well, keith since we cannot amend RFCs maybe you should prepare one of your own? maybe. > I am not sure that the idea of killing intellectual property is the right one either. > We all know there is something wrong with the current set up but I am no sure that > the wholesale dispatch of Intellectual Property concepts is the right answer either! nor did I quite suggest doing that. however, there seems to be a strong and alarming tendency for global legal frameworks on IPR to discourage, rather than encourage, the notion that the Internet is for everyone. or perhaps they encourage the notion that the Internet is for everyone to be a consumer of works that are produced and controlled by a few large companies, rather than a vehicle which enables everyone to share their ideas, expressions, and experiences with others. Keith