[pp.int.general] where is the manifesto?

Richard M Stallman rms at gnu.org
Mon Dec 29 11:23:27 CET 2008


    > * To declare that copyrights are not property, so this does
    > not apply.
    That is simply not possible. There is no law saying "copyright is property"=
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    All that is based on a judgement of the German constitutional court.

So if the constitution is changed, as I suggested above, that judgment
may change.  Thus, I think you have been too quick to give up.

    > * To declare that if the state, by legislation, can constitute
    > a new kind of property, it can also, by legislation, disconstitute
    > that kind of property, in a uniform and fair way.
    Also impossible.

Here too.

     On the contrary, not every aspect of the=
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    exploitation rights has that protection at all and the protection regarding=
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    authors' rights is as well only of limited nature. We discussed this earlie=
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    in the German pirate party and we came to the conclusion that it is most=20
    likely possible to do the changes we want to achieve, but we have to be=20
    really really careful when doing it.

I am glad you think the goal is possible.  What is the method you propose?


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