[drn-discuss] UKPO consultations

[Peter Clay]

On Fri, Sep 30, 2005 at 05:55:08PM +0100, David M. Berry wrote:
> 
>     ok, there's a productive way forward -- let's just dismiss the entire
>     discipline of economics as having anything to contribute here. i can see
>     that would encourage politicians to take us seriously.
> 
> This is a straw man that nobody had suggested.

"What has economics ever managed to forecast successfully?", you said.
That sounds rather dismissive to me.

>     unfortunate that you often seem to provoke as well.
> 
> Well, that can be a side effect.

Indeed. What effect do you think this has on discussion, and do you
think it is likely to lead to positive changes in Free Culture?

Pete
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