Simple solution if they start to ban books. One just needs to get a patent that would make the Bible infringe on it, similar to the way that companies have retro-patented things like the double-click. Then this whole book patent idea will be taken a lot more seriously by members of the government and patent office.
I never claimed that "the sovereign is the highest moral authority," or anything like that. The original post that I replied to claimed that people were praising Google for doing business with China, specifically because of its outlook on free speech. Also, you can force the ideals of something on another country, even if you can't force their laws to reflect that. Cultures do change, and sometimes it is forcibly done.
Google has no right to tell a sovereign country what to do. China is requesting a service, and Google is providing it. To the benefit of their shareholders, I might add.
Forcing American ideals of free speech on foreign countries wouldn't deserve praise, either.
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How desperate is that need? It seems that most the people who post their supposed IQ seem to be on topic.
Simple solution if they start to ban books. One just needs to get a patent that would make the Bible infringe on it, similar to the way that companies have retro-patented things like the double-click. Then this whole book patent idea will be taken a lot more seriously by members of the government and patent office.
I never claimed that "the sovereign is the highest moral authority," or anything like that. The original post that I replied to claimed that people were praising Google for doing business with China, specifically because of its outlook on free speech.
Also, you can force the ideals of something on another country, even if you can't force their laws to reflect that. Cultures do change, and sometimes it is forcibly done.
Google has no right to tell a sovereign country what to do. China is requesting a service, and Google is providing it. To the benefit of their shareholders, I might add. Forcing American ideals of free speech on foreign countries wouldn't deserve praise, either.