Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 14:21:08 -0600 From: "Victor R. Cardona" <vcardona@home.com> To: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Stallman stalls again Message-ID: <20010305142108.A17269@marx.marvic.chum> In-Reply-To: <4.3.2.7.2.20010305125259.00cfdae0@localhost>; from brett@lariat.org on Mon, Mar 05, 2001 at 12:56:01PM -0700 References: <4.3.2.7.2.20010305004222.00cfe2a0@localhost> <4.3.2.7.2.20010303132348.04461420@localhost> <Pine.OSF.4.30.0103040637000.3518-100000@student.uq.edu.au> <4.3.2.7.2.20010305004222.00cfe2a0@localhost> <20010305134937.K80474@lpt.ens.fr> <4.3.2.7.2.20010305114235.046da630@localhost> <20010305200017.D80474@lpt.ens.fr> <4.3.2.7.2.20010305123951.04604b20@localhost> <20010305205030.G80474@lpt.ens.fr> <4.3.2.7.2.20010305125259.00cfdae0@localhost>
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On Mon, Mar 05, 2001 at 12:56:01PM -0700, Brett Glass wrote:
> Because we have war rather than balance. And those on one side, having
> money, have been able to get ahead in the "tug of war" by buying
> politicians. Again, we see escalation rather than a beneficial
> compromise. I recommend Lawrence Lessig's book "Code," which discusses
> this issue, and also the new book by David Farber's wife.
When has there ever been compromise? The length of copyright has slowly
been extended throughout the last ninety years or so. This predates
GNU/Stallman and others. What we are seeing today is just the
continuation of the past. A frightening continuation if you ask me.
- v
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