Craig on 15 Jul 2003 20:50:00 -0000


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RE: RE: [Spoon-business] RE: RE: [spoon-discuss] Proto-prop: Aes Sedai


>>>>Since the difference between laws and rules is solely in who makes them
>>and
>>>>what the penalties are for breaking them, I think we can get away with
>>this
>>>>solution:
>>>>
>>>>I propose:
>>>>{{
>>>>For the purposes of B Nomic, those rules collectively known as the
United
>>>>States Code are repealed.
>>>>}}
>>>>
>>>-Code of what? And can we kill the Patriot Act while we're at it?-
>>
>>The US Code is a single document of incredible length that contains all of
>>our law (except for the constitution and the equally-important
>>precedent-setting court cases). Various pieces of legislation amend it. It
>>is, in essence, the ruleset of the United States. By repealing the US
Code,
>>we lose *all* of American law, including both copyrights and the Patriot
>>Act.

>*ahem*

>as a resident of the United Kingdoms of England, Wales, Scotland and
Ulster, I would like to point out that copyright infringement is
>legally considered to have
>taken place in the country where the material is perused, not the location
of origin or publication.

I believe that to be the case in America also.

As a resident of the United Kingdoms of England, Wales, Scotland and Ulster,
will you be providing a proposal to ignore the laws of your country also?

 -- Teucer

"I would be enlightened, but it's cloudy today."
 -clsn

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