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To: Father Terrence who wrote (24996)	7/20/2000 1:14:39 PM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Well, it depends a lot on what things are included as rights, and what the hierarchy of rights might be. For example, I do not have a right to sue someone for driving me out of business through competition, but I do have a right to sue someone for harming my business through libel. I do not have a right to stay in business, but I do have a right to be compensated for certain kinds of harm. In a situation like this, the concept of fairness is somewhat more helpful than the concept of infringement........