From: attila@primenet.com
Date: Sun, 10 Nov 1996 23:20:25 -0800 (PST)
To: jim bell <jimbell@pacifier.com>
Subject: Re: WIPO Treaty:  Worse than CDA- Deadline 22 Nov 96
In-Reply-To: <199611110655.WAA23446@mail.pacifier.com>
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In <199611110655.WAA23446@mail.pacifier.com>, on 11/10/96 
   at 10:50 PM, jim bell <jimbell@pacifier.com> said:

-.Somebody must have said, once, that the winner in an argument is the one who 
-.gets to define the terms.  Notice how the term "protect" and "protection" 
-.are misused above. (not by Attila, of course; but by whomever he's quoting.)  

-.However, the term "protect" has long been misused by lawyers in just such a 
-.way.  "Monopolize" would be a more appropriate word under the circumstances.

        monopolized is actually too 'weak' a final description of the 
    results --how about 'absolute denial of information?'

        what itrigues me the most is the bill originated at the White 
    House!   I won't waste time preaching to the choir, but the
    original intent was to protect West Publishing's "keyed" and
    proofed legal reference material (in return for a a hefty campaign
    contribution, and who nows what else under the table...).  just
    because it is legal, does not make it moral.

        some lame-brain (probably DOJ and whitehouse political hacks)
    expressed the terms in the treaty bill so broadly that it is all inclusive --everything.

        this is a case of no speech at all....     goodbye information 
    age, hello darkness.

        of course, there is always the possibility that Bubba _desires_
    to crash the economy so he can declare martial law for his NWO
    mentor, George Bush.

                --attila

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            Cyberspace and Freedom are Information.  
                FUCK your WIPO, too. 
                                                                -attila