Oh, and as for the 'net being communistic - where the &(&( do you get THAT? 1) The internet was originally proposed to link Universities, but was built to link the Military. Without the (admittedly Socialistic) ideas of the "intellegensia" the internet wouldn't even have been dreamed of. Without the (captilistic, even Imperialistic) intervention of the military and the US and (IIRC) Swiss governments, the internet wouldn't have existed. It's a hybrid effort, dedicated to the "free" exchange of knowledge. 2) Communism, the ultimate optimistic theory, states: "From each according to his ability, to each according to his need." What you're saying has nothing to do with ability OR need, just want and greed - captilistic concepts, if I ever heard any... Freedom is the "God" of the internet; the commune is the god of Communism. I fail to see any similarity there...