[Eug-lug] Watching wmv files on Ubuntu

[Bob Crandell]

On Sun, 2007-05-20 at 17:48 -1000, marbux wrote:
> On 5/19/07, abrown at peak.org <abrown at peak.org> wrote:

> First, if I had my druthers there wouldn't be any such thing as
> patents or copyrights. Second, the particular project was aimed at the
> situation in Europe at the time. Europe has a bit of a mess because

I don't have a problem with copyrights if they are limited to 5 years or
less and are not renewable.  This gives the inventor some time to re
coop the cost of inventing and then gives everybody else a shot at it.

You're right, patents, just say no.