Hi Frank, So, you should not be able to hand what you earned/worked for down to your children? The government should get most all of it? Here in the US, they already get near %75 of it (initial taxes, plus %50 inheritance tax). I disagree very very very strongly with that. I worked for it/earned it, and ALREADY PAID TAXES ON IT, and I should be able to do with it what I want, at least within my immediate family. Regards, Austin > -----Original Message----- > From: rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Frank Dernie > Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 1:41 PM > To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Copyright Law > > > I would. The only tax I approve of is inheritance tax. 100%. Not > practical i know, but -earned- income should be un-taxed and > something you get by luck, without work, heavily taxed. > Simplistic. > > On 2 Dec, 2009, at 17:49, Mark Rabiner wrote: > > >> Why not have copyright end with the death of the original > artist/inventor, he > >> doesn't need the income anymore and it would avoid unseemly > arguments from the > >> family, who have done nothing to earn the income. > > > > > > If your going to just give up your intellectual property to the > state why > > not also give up your cameras and homes as well? > > > > > > Mark William Rabiner > > > > > > > > --- > > Rollei List > > > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' > > in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > > > - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > > 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > > > - Online, searchable archives are available at > > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > > > > --- > Rollei List > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' > in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Online, searchable archives are available at > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > > --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list