[pp.int.general] what are the minimum true core Pirates principles? -Attempt to get a workable consensus-

[Richard Stallman]

    3- A complete review of the copyrights and patenting system.

Even the MPAA could endorse this goal -- which means it fails to
express the crucial point: copyright law is too strict.  Sharing
should be legalized.

The patent system hampers society and needs to be cut back.

I suggest stating these two points separately to help educate people
not to think that copyright law is similar to patent law.  (They are
totally different -- see http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/not-ipr.html.)

-- 
Dr Richard Stallman
President, Free Software Foundation
51 Franklin St
Boston MA 02110
USA
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