>As I already said, "I also feel that Disney et al should have been >investing in new assets rather than working to lockup old assets" (That message hadn't reached me when I wrote.) >I am/was arguing against the complete emasculation of IPR that Keith >called for in his original message: > > | Let us dedicate ourselves to the worldwide abolishment of the > | provisions in intellectual property laws You're omitting the restrictive clause: >which >stifle the freedom of expression and the development of a gloabl marketplace >of ideas In other words, he didn't call for abolishing IPR; he called for abolishing the bad parts. /===========================================================\ |John Stracke |Principal Engineer | |jstracke@incentivesystems.com |Incentive Systems, Inc. | |http://www.incentivesystems.com |My opinions are my own. | |===========================================================| |Sleep is for wimps--healthy, well-adjusted wimps, but wimps| |nonetheless. | \===========================================================/