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>>Thanks Doug. Actually it's worth quite a bit, lets me know my point wasn't being lost in the translation from thoughts to words.
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>Colin,
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>No problemo. And to think there actually are some of us Yanks who understand that the world doesn't stop at the borders.. Continents maybe.. (gr&rvvvff a lot of people!) *g8

Shhhh, the rest of us like to keep some of you still believing that if you swim out to far from either coast you'll fall off the world. VBG

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>Laws never do any good with those who don't want to follow them anyway unless there's a severe enough penalty and the will to enforce a violated law.

True.

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>Personally, while I don't really like the whole notion of cybersquatting and
>wouldn't engage in it myself I tend to think it's a good thing in the long run.

Could be. IMO, cybersquatting is like a lot of things in that, if there is a buck to be made doing it someone will be taking advantage of it.

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>Why? It forces lazy corporations and people to be more nimble. I also tend to think that personal names and registered trademarks should be respected but I sure don't know how one would do this other than by an extension of international law which has its own problems - like the sovereignity of a nation. *g*

VBG

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>I actually think the next major 'crisis' will be a rash of identity theft and the Internet can only help. :(

Interesting point and very possible.

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>Best,
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>DD

Cheers.