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From: Sean 'Captain Napalm' Conner <spc_at_conman.org>
Date: Wed Apr 21 02:46:36 2004

It was thus said that the Great Michael Sokolov once stated:
>
> Patrick Finnegan <pat_at_computer-refuge.org> wrote:
>
> > > The Republic to which I pledge allegiance (Republic of Terra) has no
> > > bourgeois patent laws and all intellectual assets belong to All
> > > People.
> >
> > You sure that isn't the USSR?
>
> Well, I was born and raised in the USSR, and I was very supportive and proud of
> its achievements (still have my USSR passport, it has no legal value since there
> is no more USSR officially, but it has great soul value), and the laws I'm
> drawing up for the Republic of Terra are greatly inspired by the USSR, but the
> USSR and the Republic of Terra are not identical.

  You might want to read up on French history from 1792 onwards. After the
French Revolution, intellectual property was banned and anything produced
was placed into the public domain. The questions to ask yourself is why
that didn't outlast the French Republic.

  -spc (I do, however, think the USPO is a bit out of control ... )
Received on Wed Apr 21 2004 - 02:46:36 BST