[sword-devel] Bereans and Sword and GPL vs PD

Mon, 15 Dec 2003 09:50:24 +1000

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At 09:26 15-12-03, Chris Little wrote:
>Rev. Michael Paul Johnson wrote:
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>>At 06:58 15-12-03, Chris Little wrote:
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>>>PD is anti-"IP".  It destroys an idea's economic value (but certainly not its intellectual value) by making it free to all.  And what's more, it's UNCONSTITUTIONAL! (disclaimer: PD is only unconstitutional if you reside within the twisted confines of Darl McBride's mind.)
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>>PD is not unconstitutional. The U. S. Constitution clearly allows Congress to establish copyright protection for a limited time for creative works, after which the works enter the public domain. Congress has done nothing to prevent IP owners from dedicating their works to the public domain before they have to.
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>My statement was a joke--hence the disclaimer.  Enter the aforementioned twisted confines, if you dare: http://www.sco.com/copyright/.

OK. I didn't realize who Darl McBride was or what he claimed. It would be funny if the guy didn't actually seem to believe what he wrote. I hope he'll forgive me for not taking such poor reasoning based on false assumptions and bad logic seriously.

Kahunapule

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At 09:26 15-12-03, Chris Little wrote: 
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>Rev. Michael Paul Johnson
wrote: 
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>At 06:58 15-12-03, Chris Little
wrote: 
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PD is anti-&quot;IP&quot;.&nbsp; It destroys an idea's economic value
(but certainly not its intellectual value) by making it free to
all.&nbsp; And what's more, it's UNCONSTITUTIONAL! (disclaimer: PD is
only unconstitutional if you reside within the twisted confines of Darl
McBride's mind.)</blockquote> 
PD is not unconstitutional. The U. S. Constitution clearly allows
Congress to establish copyright protection for a limited time for
creative works, after which the works enter the public domain. Congress
has done nothing to prevent IP owners from dedicating their works to the
public domain before they have to.</blockquote> 
My statement was a joke--hence the disclaimer.&nbsp; Enter the
aforementioned twisted confines, if you dare:
<a href="http://www.sco.com/copyright/" eudora="autourl">http://www.sco.com/copyright/</a>.</blockquote> 
OK. I didn't realize who Darl McBride was or what he claimed. It would be
funny if the guy didn't actually seem to believe what he wrote. I hope
he'll forgive me for not taking such poor reasoning based on false
assumptions and bad logic seriously. 
Kahunapule 
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