Subj : Re: GNU Public Licences Revisited (again)
To   : comp.programming
From : lilburne
Date : Wed Sep 21 2005 05:51 pm

Arthur J. O'Dwyer wrote:

> 
> On Tue, 20 Sep 2005, lilburne wrote:
> 
>>> david.golden@oceanfree.net says...
>>>
>>>> Do you mean market price? You're wrong even if so, but here's a link
>>>> about what value means:  http://www.mises.org/story/1349
> 
> [...]
> 
>> Don't bother with www.mises.org, they are hypocrites and thieves one 
>> and all:
>> http://gene-callahan.org/efrp/
>> http://www.mises.org/store/Books-C1.aspx
> 
> 
>   Not that it's on-topic in this group or in this particular thread,
> but what makes you say that? All I see from the links you posted is that
> mises.org is selling Gene Callahan's book, second edition, for $14.
> That may be highway robbery, but I don't get "hypocrisy" or "thievery." :)
> 

The group copyrights most of their publications, and whilst some of 
those argue for copyright and IP protection, a large number of them 
argue against such protection:

http://www.mises.org/journals/jls/15_2/15_2_1.pdf

whilst at the same time writing books and articles that are themselves 
copyright.

http://www.kinsellalaw.com/publications.php

That is hypocrisy. As for theft ...

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