Michael Leone on Wed, 29 Dec 1999 10:28:48 -0500 (EST)


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Re: [Plug] DVD software


> Whoah! What's with the derogatory remarks here? First of all, Mental who
> you're insulting there has a job (you know those guys who provide us w/
> meeting space?).

He's not insulting Mental; he's insulting people who feel that, just because
they CAN do something (i.e., break copyprotection) means that they would be
justified in doing so.

> is this? Intellectual property? Such a thing does not exist. It's an
> artificial construction.

So what? So is Eminent Domain, and the identifying of a corporation as a
legal entity (which is how a corp can be sued). All 3 have a long history of
being upheld in court. As a matter of legality, there IS such a thing as
intellectual property.




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