On Mon, 8 Nov 1999, curious wrote:
> If a corporation breaks a law.. what would you like to see happen... going
> for an extreme here... if microsoft hires an assasan to kill Linus.. what
> should happen?
I'm not going to answer the second. However, if I personally hurt someone,
you could sue ME. I think that, in the case of monopolistic practices, the
fines should be applied *equally* to the corporations AND their officers.
I realize paying billions of dollar fines personally wouldn't faze Gates,
but it would make much of his board reconsider. :)
> when you say corpoations aren't natural.. do you mean in terms of an
> organization that distributes it's profits to others? or perhaps where
> many individuals make the whole of the company?
No, in terms of liability. In a partnership or sole proprietorship, the
individuals who form the company are personally liable for everything
(debt, profit, bad stunts they pull, etc.)
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