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Jimmy Wales jwales at wikia.com
Mon Aug 6 19:06:01 UTC 2007


Jason Calacanis wrote:
> 2. Even proprietary content can change the world and do amazing work. 

No doubt.

 > It's OK for them to protect their work and get paid for
> it--it's not an "uninteresting" thing to everyone. Certainly the art 
> created by protected artists is not uninteresting.

Straw man argument.  I am not very interested in Mahalo, but that does 
not mean that I am not interested in art or that I believe that all 
kinds of work should be under free licenses.

> Honestly, I think the 
> world of you for that. You're a mensch beyond compare (except when 
> you're thowing me under the bus).


/me helps Jason out from under the bus.

Jason, I am not throwing you under any busses.  I am sure lots of people 
are interested in Mahalo, and I wish you the best.

--Jimbo



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