BigNuts wrote:

I can understand that Tim May wants to hang on to the mountain of cash that was made possible by his company's software copyrights, but I am surprised that he seems so boastful about denying others any compensation for their ideas, talent, and labour.

I have to agree with Tim that ideas have no worth and we should not compensate those that share them. Once anything is made public it should be up for grabs by anyone who wants to use it for any purpose they desire. Enforcement of copyright laws only denies the world access to such treasures as "Cyhpernomicon" by Toto, which I recently found on a few websites. It had pointers to where one could purchase the "Official CypherPunk" T-shirts and mugs, as well as information about how to make donations to Toto's "GreenPeace" foundation. "All your private property is target for your enemies." -Jefferson Airplane There's something wrong when Kent Crispin is not a felon under an increasing number of laws. ---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---- Sandy Sandfort | Crypto Anarchy: encryption, digital money, ssandfort@ATTMAIL.COM | anonymous networks, digital pseudonyms, zero W.A.S.T.E.: Corralitos, CA| knowledge, reputations, information markets, Higher Power: 2^1398269 | black markets, collapse of governments. "Reputation Capital isn't even a speed bump to Identity highway robbery."