Jim Choate (ravage@ssz.com) wrote:

If there were no copyright nobody would have any reason to market software or much else for that matter.

So I presume that Linux doesn't exist[1]? And, for that matter, I make my living writing software which is given away for free... Mark [1] Yes, I'm aware the GPL uses copyright to enforce its conditions, but it's copright-free in the important sense: anyone can copy Linux and use it with no fear of black ninjas at their door.