On 14/4/03 15:28, "Rob Robson" wrote: >> Other issues aside, isn't this exactly what taxes are for? You are >> effectively paying the state to protect you and your interests, >> according to standardized laws... > > I think the point is still made that public resources may have better > applications (e.g. the public good) than the protection of a microscopic > fraction of Sony's interests. > > Rob Robson Exactly!!! Plus most major corporations actually avoid paying very large tax bills in the US...at least on a Federal level. I'd rather see books being bought for schools than PS2 mod chip "entrepreneurs" being put behind bars. I mean, surely he could have been slapped with a civil penalty to deter him? As I said: God Bless the DMCA. -marc -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.