That's the German constitution though. Has no effect outside Germany and so cannot be a fundamental human right - just a fundamental German right. Also, who gets to define "dignity"? Can I end my life in a dignified way if there is no other choice? Not in Germany I can't.

There are no fundamental right, no inviolable rights. There are rights bestowed upon us by societies, but not all societies agree on any single aspect of what is a fundamental or inviolable right. Therefore there is no such thing as a fundamental or inviolable human right.

Is it? Please elaborate.

There aint no such thang.

In which case, you have no innate right to life in the US. The (legitimate) government can strip you of your right to life and sentence you to death, carrying through with the execution.

Maybe you would, but my principles are worth way more than $12,000

Could you at least come up with a year for that time?

I don't think that's true. If MLK had written the speech, and then read it out, a transcription would be a copy of a previously copyrighted work.

At least that's how I see it, but I may be wrong.

Baby don't hurt me, don't hurt me, no more.

You obviously don't work in IT. :)

Rule 1. Don't trust the users.

Personal anecdotal evidence suggests otherwise. In 10 years at a corporate headquarters of one of the largest corporations in the world ... only one instance of fraud was found, and that by a low level manager.

Where I work, I get written up if I do not report a SOX compliance issue that I come across. We have employees whose sole job is to ensure SOX compliance within the company, and it's not seen as "making waves" it's seen as making sure the company is compliant with government legislation that would otherwise shut the company down PDQ.

Published text isn't slander, it's libel.

You live and learn. I go away for a few weeks and suddenly you can torrent without seeding and the speed of light is no longer a limit. Bloody technology, in my day .... blah blah blah .... lawns etc

This is not how torrents work.

Umm, what does the i stand for?