Albert Henderson <noblestation[_at_]compuserve.com> wrote:
>
> When Chrysler stopped making the Plymouth Valiant, did it give up its
> IP rights?
No, we were addressing the issue of whether it should have (to the extent that we were adressing it at all)!
> If you rent out your real estate or your car for a week, must you give
> up your right to _not_ rent it?
No, I didn't receive my rights in my real estate or car for the purpose of advancing the useful arts and sciences. That changes the equation somewhat.
> If you loan a book for two weeks, are you obligated to loan it again
> and forever?
No, but I might be more prepared to loan it if I knew that I could always obtain a replacement.
-- | Tim Arnold-Moore, LL.B., B.Sc. (Hons) | Postal address: Multimedia Database Systems, RMIT | GPO Box 2476V | Melbourne 3001 | AUSTRALIA | Tel: +61 3 9925 4116 | Fax: +61 3 9925 4098 | simul iustus et peccator <tja[_at_]mds.rmit.edu.au>Received on Mon Aug 31 1998 - 01:39:23 GMT
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