On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 10:24 AM, Mike Godwin <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Anthony writes: > > Just because a right isn't recognized, does not mean that I do not > > have it. > > I have a right to your house. Oh, sure, it's not recognized by > anyone, but I promise I have it! > Why would you call it *my* house, then? In any case, moral rights are recognized by many people, just not indisputably under Florida law. > Sometimes I wonder whether you're being intentionally obtuse. How > > in the > > world could a lawyer familiar with constitutional law not know that? > > Seriously, that's appalling. > > I suppose it is appalling to anyone who cherishes naive notions about > the meaning of a specialized term like "moral rights" that other > people may choose not to employ them naively. To be frank, those of us > who actually have to work with such terms don't have the luxury of > using them sloppily and naively. I see, so you *were* being intentionally obtuse. To try to teach me a lesson. I have to admit I'm glad that's what it was. To have to conclude that you were a complete dolt would have been much more shocking than the conclusion that you're a troll. And I did learn a lesson. I learned about your ignorance of right and wrong, and got a glimpse of the nihilism it stems from. _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
