On Wed, 2003-01-29 at 05:16, Branden Robinson wrote: > * Under U.S. law and the laws of most countries I'm familiar with, > copyright IS NOT A NATURAL RIGHT. [...] > This means that one should not use the > terminology or rhetoric of natural rights (such as the right to free > speech, exercise of religion or freedom of conscience, security and > privacy in one's person and effects, freedom from cruel and unusual > punishments, and so forth).
Indeed, the relevant right is the right to free speech, which is the right to promulgate ideas, not to do the opposite. Thanks for the well written rant. -- Thomas Hood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com
