OneManga shutting down

[Bob Schroeck]

Ayekie, that was uncalled for. I'm not arguing with you -- in fact, I have been reconsidering my views based on some of your arguments. (And Epsilon's as well, to be fair) Random snark flung in my direction like monkey shit at the zoo just because my head popped up again doesn't help your case at all. In fact, it suggests that maybe taking your points seriously was a mistake on my part.

And while you may not give a damn about what Jefferson had in mind when he actually personally designed the initial version of the American copyright system, the intent of the Founding Fathers is a critical consideration for anyone who actually has a real say in what happens in issues like this. Far better they pay attention to what Jefferson thought was good for the country than what Mitch Glazier thinks is good for the RIAA:

The Jeffersonian model of copyright is fundamentally hostile to the needs of [the recording industry]; we are encouraging Congress to ensure that more enlightened, modern concepts of copyright remain in place. -- RIAA lobbyist Mitch Glazier

Or Jack Valenti:

There is something decidedly communistic about the concept of the public domain. For this reason alone it should be abolished. -- Jack Valenti, MPAA

Finally, you said

I don't feel the need to consult the ghost of Hammurabi on justice, either.

I wouldn't attempt to consult his ghost either, but I could do far worse than to consult his work.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.