On Fri, 31 Mar 2006, Vance R. Koven wrote:
> The Berne Convention uses terms common in continental Europe rather
> than in common-law countries, which also bespeak a difference in
> concept.
It's worse than that.
It's legalese.
It's European legalese.
It's European legalese designed to work across multiple cultures with different languages.
It's European legalese designed to work across multiple cultures with different languages, but without adopting the terminology of any one culture.
It's 18th-century legalese designed to work across multiple cultures with different languages, but without adopting the terminology of any one culture.
We can't expect it to read like something out of Newsweek. Received on Sat Apr 01 2006 - 09:30:03 GMT
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