That would be nice!!! James ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Moore" <moore@cs.utk.edu> To: "Alexandre Dulaunoy" <adulau-ietf@conostix.com> Cc: <ietf@ietf.org> Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 2:16 AM Subject: Re: RFC3271 and independance of "cyberspace" > > "" > > Internet is for everyone - but it won't be if legislation around the > > world creates a thicket of incompatible laws that hinder the growth > > of electronic commerce, stymie the protection of intellectual > > property, and stifle freedom of expression and the development of > > market economies. Let us dedicate ourselves to the creation of a > > global legal framework in which laws work across national boundaries > > to reinforce the upward spiral of value that the Internet is capable > > of creating. > > "" > > I'd like to propose an alternate paragraph here: > > "" > Internet is for everyone - but it won't be if intellectual property laws > continue to encroach on our freedom to develop and use new technologies, > to share ideas and expressions of ideas with others, to comment on and > criticize others' ideas and expressions of ideas, to restrict our use > of ordinary language, and to effectively give a small number of people > control over the distribution and licensing of popular works. Let us > dedicate ourselves to the worldwide abolishment of the provisions in > intellectual property laws - copyrights, patents, and trademarks - which > stifle the freedom of expression and the development of a gloabl marketplace > of ideas, to reinforce the upward spiral of real value (not to be confused > with money) that the citizens of the world can create with the Internet's > help. > "" > > Keith >