On Saturday 21 December 2002 08:45 am, Anonymous wrote:

The high ranking for power concentration you implicity give to transnationals is undeserved and you are fearful of the wrong threat. The humblest meter maid can commence a process against you with consequences far greater than those that can be directed your way by the CEO of the most loathsome transnational company. That meter maid can write you a ticket. If unpaid, you will be fined. If unpaid again, your property will be seized. If you resist having your property seized, you will be beaten. If you resist being beaten, you will be shot until dead.

Your most dreaded CEO can only dream for the power of a meter maid.

Uhhhh, how about. 1. Big multi-national corporation buys off politicians to pass laws to protect their business model (DMCA anyone ?) 2. Gets meter maid to enforce said law. 3. See above. Ahhh, I see. Let's just get rid of the middle-man (government) and then the corps can take take of enforcement directly (pirate a song, get whacked). Much more efficient I would guess. -- Neil Johnson PGP key available on request.