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

From: Bob Lofstrand <blofstrand_at_csedge.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 15:30:55 -0700
Message-ID: <F001.005B811B.20030623144946@fatcity.com>

Hostile takeover will take on a whole new meaning.

-----Original Message-----From: Gogala, Mladen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 2:35 PMTo: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-LSubject: 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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-----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 To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L 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?
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 href="http://wikipedia.com/w/wiki.phtml?search=sealand&go=Go">http://wikipedia.com/w/wiki.phtml?search=sealand&go=Go

> -----Original Message----- >
 From: Boivin, Patrice J [<A
 href="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > 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
 > own tax laws. >
 > Some companies have higher revenues than countries. -- Please see the
 official ORACLE-L FAQ: <A target=_blank

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