Ok Fred, it was meant tongue-in-cheek. :) It seems as if our culture is currently occupied by the forces of copyright and patent. RIAA and MPAA are merely the names of two of the most repressive commanders. Some welcome these occupiers for the cultural stability they're enforcing (although sometimes agree they could do it less harshly), whilst others believe the culture can sort itself out just fine without their help (invariably labelled as insurgent extremists). Unfortunately, the culture has not known an unoccupied existence for three centuries and can longer conceive of it. Fortunately, due to stagnation and better public communications technologies the occupying forces are losing their ability to suppress subversive cultural intercourse, although this inspires them to take more extreme measures to stamp it out. Occupation cannot continue for very much longer, unless martial law aka cultural totalitarianism is instituted.
_____ From: Fred Benenson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] They're not free culture related in the sense that peace marches are not war related.
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