Lynn: I claimed copyright (a) for an original pastiche consisting of the original JAGnotes, with the commentary of the Yahoo poster, together with my own commentary and (b) for the territory of SI and Yahoo Investor Clubs.
According to the concordance of the law on intellectual property rights Les Lois Internationale des Droits Intellectuel Vol. III, Section 6, Chapters XXVI, page 666 para 6 sub para 6 footnote (i) (a), "le SI est le meme comme un pays". In other words, SI is analgous to a country and property rights and copyright are accorded on a national basis. So, your honour, I plead that I was within my rights to claim copyright for SI and Yahoo Clubs.
Furthermore, I was the original creator of the pastiche which I posted. To deny me the right to incorporate in a pastiche the words of another would be to deny Bach the right to incorporate in his creation the mannerisms of Hayden, or Carravagio the inspiration of Michael Angelo.
If, in your wisdom, this court does find me guilty of a technical infringement of convention under Imperial American law, I would rely on the fact that I have three nationalities and contend that any judgment you might make would need to be tested in each one of them. If that defence should fail, I would recognise that any custodial sentence handed down by a kangoroo court should be served in penal colony of Australia. |
