I would say the Pope is perhaps on our side, but history has proven that religion and politics is a tricky thing.. In Sweden the <em></em>Christian Democrats (KD) are against PP so in my opinion this argument should be used with caution.<br>
<br><br>- Nicolas<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 4:41 PM, Andrew Robinson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:andrew@bml.co.uk">andrew@bml.co.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
"...there is excessive zeal for protecting knowledge through an unduly<br>
rigid assertion of the right to intellectual property, especially in<br>
the field of health care"<br>
- Pope Benedict XVI (29th June 2009)<br>
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I always thought Sweden would be the first country to adopt our<br>
policies, but it seems that the Vatican City has beaten them to it! I<br>
think this quotation might prove very useful for pirate parties,<br>
especially in catholic countries?<br>
<br>
source: <a href="http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/encyclicals/documents/hf_ben-xvi_enc_20090629_caritas-in-veritate_en.html" target="_blank">http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/encyclicals/documents/hf_ben-xvi_enc_20090629_caritas-in-veritate_en.html</a><br>
(section 22)<br>
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