That would be nice!!!
James
----- Original Message -----
From: "Keith Moore" <moore(_at_)cs(_dot_)utk(_dot_)edu>
To: "Alexandre Dulaunoy" <adulau-ietf(_at_)conostix(_dot_)com>
Cc: <ietf(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 2:16 AM
Subject: Re: RFC3271 and independance of "cyberspace"
""
Internet is for everyone - but it won't be if legislation around the
world creates a thicket of incompatible laws that hinder the growth
of electronic commerce, stymie the protection of intellectual
property, and stifle freedom of expression and the development of
market economies. Let us dedicate ourselves to the creation of a
global legal framework in which laws work across national boundaries
to reinforce the upward spiral of value that the Internet is capable
of creating.
""
I'd like to propose an alternate paragraph here:
""
Internet is for everyone - but it won't be if intellectual property laws
continue to encroach on our freedom to develop and use new technologies,
to share ideas and expressions of ideas with others, to comment on and
criticize others' ideas and expressions of ideas, to restrict our use
of ordinary language, and to effectively give a small number of people
control over the distribution and licensing of popular works. Let us
dedicate ourselves to the worldwide abolishment of the provisions in
intellectual property laws - copyrights, patents, and trademarks - which
stifle the freedom of expression and the development of a gloabl
marketplace
of ideas, to reinforce the upward spiral of real value (not to be confused
with money) that the citizens of the world can create with the Internet's
help.
""
Keith