RE: (OT) RE: Look's like Larry's at it again...

Well,
what will happen if Oracle acquires a nucular weapon or other WMD?
 
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  size=2>-----Original Message-----From: Bob Lofstrand   [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 2:50   PMTo: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-LSubject: RE:   (OT) RE: Look's like Larry's at it again...   Unless international law changes a lot in the meantime we   should never see a company take over a landmass, large or small. On the other   hand maritime and admiralty law makes what happened with sealand theoretically   legal. Law on the high seas should become interesting in the next century as   the technology develops to create artificial islands. It also brings up the   question of space stations that are built and launched by corporations. The   way things are going one would assume that admiralty law will apply to space   as well but I have never heard of a case.   -----Original Message----- From:
  Jacques Kilchoer [<A
  href="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]   Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 5:20 PM <FONT   size=2>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <FONT   size=2>Subject: (OT) RE: Look's like Larry's at it again...   Ever heard of Sealand, the "country" formed by an ex-British   radio station owner who took over an abandoned World War II military platform   built off the coast of the UK and declared it a sovereign country?   <A
  href="http://wikipedia.com/w/wiki.phtml?search=sealand&go=Go"   target=_blank>http://wikipedia.com/w/wiki.phtml?search=sealand&go=Go   

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  From: Boivin, Patrice J [<A
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> > Seriously though, I

  wondered years ago at what point > multinationals   are > going to pick a deserted island, declare it   their country, > and set up their <FONT   size=2>> own tax laws. > <FONT
  size=2>> Some companies have higher revenues than countries.

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