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Of course he can. But MS, Sun etc. will do as they do with MPEG: pay the fees. You will be the one who can't afford that, but it won't be lawyers, MS or any of the traditional webBogeymen who have frustrated you: it will be a lone hacker. len -----Original Message----- From: Dan Mabbutt [mailto:Seigfried@m...] Somehow, I find this methodology unconvincing. This isn't war, it's finance. In war, anything goes. In finance, anything the court will approve goes. Microsoft, Sun, et al will not be able to prevent Mr. Northrup from contacting those with money to invest by force of arms. If he has an asset worth billions, wouldn't he be willing to trade, say, one percent of that asset for a few paltry millions (a discount, to be sure) to ensure that he has the resources to withstand the onslaught of "corporations and communities"?
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