Re: Gallery of 2004-06-05

[Don Roberts <droberts@xxxxxxxx>]

I'm surprised no one has picked up on this yet.  It is my understanding 
that Lief Erickson, the second son of Eric the Red,  did land in North 
America in Newfoundland.  Erickson and Columbus both "discovered" lands 
that had already been discovered and occupied for centuries.  But the 
inhabitants weren't European so they didn't count.
Don

PhotoRoy6@xxxxxxx wrote:

> Since laws can't be made retroactive in the US you have nothing to 
> fear in the US.
>  
> And PS. Didn't Eric the Red the Viking discover America?
>  
>  
> In a message dated 6/9/2004 9:42:38 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
> wildimages@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
>     Copyright is not a right - it is something society allows.
>     Perchaps we should have permanent patent too - meal ticket for
>     life for
>     anyone who can prove their ancestor helped develop any of the
>     things most
>     of us take for granted!

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