Rev. Michael Paul Johnson wrote:
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.)
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.
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
