also, legality of ripped music is different in many countries. suppose you visit a friend in the Netherlands. he has a CD or DVD you like. you can sit down behind his computer and copy it, and the resulting copy is perfectly legal. it does not have to be a direct copy, mp3 or any music or video format is just fine. it's different if the friend copies it for you, in that case he's illegally spreading copyrighted material. you can take your copied CD back home, and it's still legal as far as I know, under the Berne convention.

because pollution is not properly taken into account of profits. companies make the profits, everyone gets the pollution.

strange... I work for a company. they own my hard work, not I. In general, other people DO own someone's hard work, and build their own works on the hard work of other people.

3) No really, aQrzzxxq is brand of peanut butter in Upper Mongolia.

silly? yes, but brand names are allowed, and these need not be english brand names. It could be an Upper Mongolian brand, a dutch name or a tunesian company.

I really don't see the problem with using organs from dead people, they don't need or use them any more. nobody gets hurt. I do have a big problem with killing though, which includes the death penalty.

actually, that's not legal...

funny thing is... copying music and movies isn't illegal in the netherlands. the 'excuse' for legally downloading movies and music is that I want to see or hear it.

over here, each and every hamas missile reaches the news. there is very little in the common press on israeli misbehaviour, that usually has to come through all kinds of websites. yes, media coverage is strongly biased... in favour of the israeli occupying forces.