Sure, but I told the painter I wanted my house painted a solid color #1923, so the contract precludes ads or other statements. It might not be stated in the contract, but it's an implicit agreement. The painter did post a lawn sign advertising his services while he was painting, and I could have demanded he remove it.
Different and more applicable case: I work in the electronics industry. Sometimes electronic board or chip engineers will put a message on their designs. Tear open some devices, and you might be able to see such things. The company buying the boards usually doesn't bother specifying that there be no messages. But they can. You seem to be saying that everything not specified in the contract or agreement is prohibited. That's an authoritarian approach to business. I say everything not specified is allowed. The buyer can re-specify or refuse to do business. From: Harland Harrison Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 12:17 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re : [Libertarian] US gov't has Bible verses on military weapons That idea is so silly that I doubt you actually believe it. The painter cannot paint advertisements on your house. GM cannot recall your car to paint ads all over it. Your sales contract does not say anything about GM "giving up" that right. It doesn't have to. Everybody knows that when you sell something the "free speech" on it, as you call it, goes to the buyer with the bill of sale. Contract law is based on agreement. Written contracts are, legally, just records of what the parties agreed to do. The government could not have agreed to some condition that nobody knew about, especially since that condition would not even be legal. Nobody thinks a seller normally retains the right to advertise third party messages on a custom-made product. A specific exclusion does not need to be in the contract because both parties understand. Harland Harrison LP of San Mateo County CA ----- Message d'origine ---- De : Bob Giramma <[email protected]> À : [email protected] Envoyé le : Lun 25 Janvier 2010, 20 h 34 min 47 s Objet : Re: [Libertarian] US gov't has Bible verses on military weapons Yes, same thing. Free speech unless otherwise specified by contract. I am not interested in the Biblical phrase. I am interested in freedom, which can only be taken through consent of the seller in this case. From: ma ni Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 7:16 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [Libertarian] US gov't has Bible verses on military weapons If the inscription said "Praise be to Allah and Muhammad", would those here who are so tolerant of the biblical phrase be just as tolerant? ------------------------- I have some Trijicon night sights and I never noticed anything. If there is an inscription that nobody notices, does it actually interrupt the silence of a forest gunfight? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
