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  • From: drew Roberts <zotz AT 100jamz.com>
  • To: Discussion on the Creative Commons license drafts <cc-licenses AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: copyleft and individual rights
  • Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 14:09:16 -0500

On Thursday 03 February 2005 11:46 am, Greg London wrote:
> On Thursday 03 February 2005 08:40 am, Greg London wrote:
> >> Copyleft IS the state. and it allows people to say anything
> >> up to the point that it remains state property.
> >
> >No, Copyright is the state. Copyleft is a particular use of copyright. All
> >rights reserved is a particular and the most common use of copyright. BSD
> > is a particular use of copyright. Copyright is the state if that is
> > correct terminology.
>
> look, you have to avoid passive voice sentences because law
> cannot be written in passive voice. You have to use active verbs.
>
> Stop using the word "is" for everything.
>
Do you not understand my point?

Copyright is the creation of the state and is backed up and enforced by the
power of the state. Right?

all the best,

drew




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