i think people should be free to create and share but that those who wish to claim rights should not be prevented from doing so. vint At 12:14 AM 5/1/2002 -0400, Keith Moore wrote: >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.