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To: BlazingArizona; Jim Robinson
"...This does not mean "until the heat death of the universe"..."

Congrats! You are the winner of the 'Pliny-The-Elder' award for the most arcane reference on tonites forum, B-A!

As soon as we get it painted, (ran out of argent again, dammit) we'll mail it to your last known address................FRegards

12 posted on 01/18/2004 8:32:27 PM PST by gonzo ("Apres Moe, Le Deluge " ------------------------------------- Larry and Curly get wet............)
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To: gonzo
"...This does not mean "until the heat death of the universe"..."

"Congrats! You are the winner of the 'Pliny-The-Elder' award for the most arcane reference on tonites forum, B-A!"

Au contraire. I thought that phrase summed up the point nicely. Copyrights were not intended to be in perpetuity. Right now they serve to enrich the original copyright holder AND his estate for a long time, which was not the intent of copyrights to begin with.

37 posted on 01/19/2004 7:30:50 AM PST by webstersII
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