Brian, Even though this may be off-topic, I have to take you to task on this comment: >Unfortunately, foreign nationals do not have respect for the rights of >American created property. >It is a problem running rampant. We have had foreign nationals pirate our >code and ideas along with the books whose copyrights are ignored. This is a typical US-centric view of the problem. These people have no respect for *anyone's* copyright, not just those from the US. They will just as happily violate copyright from their own country, Britain, Australia or anywhere else. It is not an issue of stealing *American* property at all. It's just stealing of property, full stop. And secondly, there's no piracy of American (or other nations !)code, software, books, music or any other copyrighted material done by US nationals ? Gimme a break. I'm not belittling the concerns you have by any means, but to take the view that it's a problem restricted to "foreign nationals" not respecting "American created property" denigrates those of us who live outside the US. It also ignores the fact that it's just as likely that some US national will pirate an idea, code or whatever which is copyright in say, England. Or is it OK for the US to steal property of other nations ? The US is not the sole repository of good and worthwhile ideas. Now, I'll get off my soapbox and go back to lurking on this very informative list ! Andrew (An Australian)
