Cool links, Jerry. Here's another:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0679762906/qid%3D995032179/sr%3D1-2/ref%3Dsc%5Fb%5F2/104-4315314-1193558

The above author's discussion makes the 'IP' issue seem a bit minute when placed in the larger context of 'being digital': IOW, when 'property', and the usually inherent assumption that it is comprised of atoms, becomes property comprised of bits. Lot's of new thinking ahead of us...

Steven-


>Also,
>http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/P/tj3/writings/brf/jefl220.htm (No patents on ideas - Jefferson
>http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2000-05-26-004-04-OP-LF (the anatomy of a trivial patent)
>http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a3abb6f372fc1.htm
>http://www.roninsg.com/copyhis.htm
>http://www.spiritone.com/~gdy52150/corplaw.htm
>
>We will come to regret the erosion of freedoms granted under the Bill of Rights that will be caused by expansions of the doctine of 'IP'. Already, corporations are preventing you from sharing your comments about their product without their permission. You have to give your Free Speech rights to use their product. If you do, you have lessoned our democracy and our republic.
>http://www.btinternet.com/~amed/patents.html
>JLK
>