On Thursday, July 24, 2003 at 10:29PM -0400, Paul M Foster wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 24, 2003 at 02:23:00PM -0400, John Pedersen wrote:
>>
>> Yes, there are some IP rights being trampled. But I don't know
>> if *I* should "stand to protect Reebok's IP rights".
>>
>> They chose to shaft the American workers, and send their
>> jobs overseas. That was their right.
>>
>
> Tit for tat, eh?
"Capitalism: an eye for an eye, and three chickens for goat."
(Or something like that. I read it on /. some time ago...)
> The point here was that if you fail to protect the property rights of
> others, you can't very well complain when your property rights are
> violated. Both sides of the same coin.
>
> Shifting this a bit, although I loathe Michael Moore and think he's a
> despiccable human being, I would fight for his right to speak his mind
> (1st Amendment). It doesn't matter whether I agree with Reebok's choice
> of location and work force; I'm still obligated to stand up for their
> property rights if I wish to keep mine intact. From a legal perspective,
> this is like selective enforcement. We prosecute some people for
> violations of the the law, but for people we like (OJ? Kobe Bryant?) we
> look the other way. That's not justice, but caprice.
>
> Paul
>
Intellectual property is not property (and really doesn't exist.. but
that is quite another fish). I do, however, support the federally mandated
agreements that are trademarks, copyright, and patents.
'Rebook' sounds too much like 'Reebok', so I'd think this is a trademark
issue, or perhaps a patent issue... Though patenting sneakers is patently
sneaky, I'd say.
Protecting "IP" is a right, alright, but not a property right.
Anyway, I agree, I'll stand up for someone else's federally granted
limited monopoly, because I want to have my own federally granted
limited monopolies. That is what makes the GPL work, after all. :)
--
Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside a dog it's too
dark to read.
-- Groucho Marx
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