Patents and Copyright are Federal issues. Shoplifting is a state or local issue. That's the way the American Constitution was written. And yes, if Wal-Mart calls the local police, sure enough the police come and pick up those shoplifters even though you could (and people do) make the case that it's the government protecting the rich.
I confess I share the nervousness I see on this loop when I see the government wanting to "help me" but I don't think reflexive attacks or naive appeals to libertarianism are the right approach. Then again, I'm in the business of creating intellectual value and I don't believe I should have to arm myself with a rifle and personally protect my copyright.
Rob Preece
Publisher, BooksForABuck.com
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Originally Posted by Bremen Cole
I can sleep better at night now. Our Attorney General is pulling out all the stops to protect us from the threat of terrorism and.... er....never mind....
I do not see it as the Federal Governments job to protect the intellectual rights of corporations. If is is, then why don't they have Federal Marshals at Wal-mart tracking down shop lifters?
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