I am wholly unpersuaded by your plea for
mercy upon a hoarde of computer-based thieves.

Hey, friend, you're not starving and homeless
due to the cumulative effect of such 
rationalizations as you have written below.
Having to go without food, because your 
"friends" have just raided your bank account,
has a certain predictable effect on the brain.
"Tragedy of the commons" is a better descriptor.

So ...

... empty your wallet; yank the distributor 
out of your car;  throw away all the food
in your refrigerator;  and flush your house
key down the toilet.  Then, take a long walk 
into the new, "friendly" America, and
then you will begin to walk in my moccasins.

I am not being metaphoric here, either.

When you can't pay the rent, and your
landlord is asking for the key, I doubt
whether you would be in any different mood.

I have been VERY patient for 8+ years, and now
I am going into warrior mode.  By the way,
I don't threaten people:  I have made them
reasonable settlement offers, and given them
reasonable and lawful notices.  I should think
that you would know the difference between the
two by now.  The sad reality is that I will not
be able to justify giving any "preference"
to people who spout some freedom line, and who
then trample all over my intellectual property,
just because they think I won't enforce those
rights, and/or they think I am some kind of
"nice guy" who wouldn't do such a thing.
Those who would think this way are wrong,
and hypocritical.  Remember the New Testament:
the Lord will vomit hypocrites out of His mouth,
when the time comes.  That is the judgment that
awaits those who would prosper from double
standards, or hide behind them.

Talk is cheap.  We are now going to find
out who can really defend themselves in court,
and who cannot.  It is going to be rather 
gut-wrenching, I am afraid to say, particularly for
certain self-appointed scions of the freedom movement
[sic].

/s/ Paul Mitchell
http://supremelaw.com


 ---- you wrote: 
> Paul,
> 
> I have a copy of your book which I purchased from you 
> personally in Sacramento back in '92, I believe.  I've 
> enjoyed the book and referred a good many people to read 
> it.
> 
> I can understand your anxiety and frustration over having 
> it published on the Internet without your permission.  If 
> there is a way to press a case against whoever did that, I 
> could see the logic in that.  However, once something like 
> that is posted, after a short time, given the vast amount 
> of information circulating in the tax movement and the 
> speed with which sites are popping up with links going in 
> every direction, it simply isn't realistic to load yourself 
> up with anger at every fellow who happens to insert a link 
> to a site which, unbeknownst to him or her, may contain a 
> link to the pirated copy of your book.
> 
> It's a bit like Microsoft worrying about catching every 
> software moocher who's running a "borrowed", unlicensed 
> copy of a Microsoft program.  I seriously doubt if they 
> lose any sleep over it.  They know that sooner or later 
> people (and lots of them) are going to want their own 
> hardcopy; and Gates & Co. is doing quite well, indeed.
> 
> Frankly, I simply cannot imagine anyone actually reading 
> your whole book off a monitor;  they'd go blind, for 
> heaven's sake.  The Web is really only good for scanning or 
> reading excerpts.  A hard copy is a must for the serious 
> student;  I certainly tell people this when they mention 
> having noticed your book on the Web.
> 
> Anyway, I hate to see you suffer in anger over this book 
> thing.  Several people have sent me copies of your emails 
> with the threats, etc.  Paul, you have so much more to 
> offer.  You've shared with me in the past some of the 
> situations in which you've been shafted by "clients";  
> you've had a run of terrific bad luck, that's for sure.  I 
> can only hope to encourage you to move on and keep on 
> fighting with the superb tools at your command.
> 
> Take care.
> 
> ICE
> 
> > From:          supremelaw@altavista.net
> > Date:          Sun, 26 Apr 1998 17:32:27 -0400 (EDT)
> > Cc:            supremelawfirm@yahoo.com
> > To:            "ICE" <ice@coolmedia.net>
> > Subject:       Copyright Violations
> 
> > Please be advised that NO ONE has ever obtained
> > the author's permission, written or otherwise,
> > to host, or link to, any electronic editions
> > of "The Federal Zone" on the Internet.  
> > 
> > ALL EXTANT INTERNET COPIES ARE ILLEGAL.
> > 
> > And please do not be surprised when, some time 
> > this year, the hammer falls on every copyright 
> > violator we have been able to identify during 
> > the past 6-8 months of intensive research to
> > document the violations.
> > 
> > I had to liquidate $250,000 in personal assets,
> > and forego 8 years of pay as a systems development
> > consultant ($120,000 per year), in order to bring
> > this research to the American people, and now they
> > cannot afford to cough up $25 each to pay for their
> > "shareware" copies.  
> > 
> > What's wrong with this picture?
> > 
> > Answer:  hypocrisy!  That's what.
> > 
> > Read the Preface -- ALL OF IT!!!
> > 
> > 
> > Sincerely yours,
> > 
> > /s/ Paul Andrew Mitchell, B.A., M.S.
> > 
> > Counselor at Law, Federal Witness
> > and Private Attorney General
> > (and presently seething angry
> >  about this whole disaster)
> > 
> > 
> >  ---- you wrote: 
> > > Paul,
> > > 
> > > Good to hear from you.  It's been quite a long time.  As 
> > > for the "Lots of Goodies" URL, I didn't even notice that 
> > > your book was posted there.  It's been posted so many 
> > > places, I don't even notice any more.  Sorry if that 
> > > situation is upsetting to you.  I certainly do not post 
> > > your book on my site, but I'd be happy to post a link to  > any
site that you are using to market it.
> > > 
> > > I hope you are not offended by someone passing along a URL 
> > > such as the one I referred to as "Lots of Goodies" when 
> > > there is a mountain of stuff there, amongst which happened 
> > > to be your book.  If I had to chase down every site and 
> > > every possible link to make sure that your book wasn't 
> > > somehow connected to, that would virtually eliminate then 
> > > entire Internet.
> > > 
> > > Hope you are doing okay.  I've wondered why I haven't heard 
> > > from you in a long time.
> > > 
> > > ICE
> > > 
> > > > From:          supremelaw@altavista.net
> > > > Date:          Sat, 25 Apr 1998 10:23:59 -0400 (EDT)
> > > > Cc:            supremelaw@altavista.net
> > > > To:            "ICE" <ice@coolmedia.net>
> > > > Subject:       Lots of Goodies
> > > 
> > > > Dear ICE:
> > > > 
> > > > The electronic copy of "The Federal Zone"
> > > > to which the URL below points, was stolen
> > > > and placed on the Internet without authorization.
> > > > 
> > > > If you have information which disproves the 
> > > > above statement, we hereby demand that you 
> > > > forward a certified copy of this information
> > > > to the following post office:
> > > > 
> > > >      Supreme Law Firm
> > > >  c/o general delivery at:
> > > >      2509 North Campbell Avenue, #1776
> > > >      Tucson 85719/tdc
> > > >      ARIZONA STATE
> > > > 
> > > > no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, May 1, 1998.
> > > > 
> > > > Your answer must be delivered to the above 
> > > > location on or before this deadline, beyond 
> > > > which estoppel will be activated, pursuant
> > > > to Carmine v. Bowen.
> > > > 
> > > > I am authorized to make this demand of you.
> > > > 
> > > > Thank you very much for your timely cooperation.
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Sincerely yours,
> > > > 
> > > > /s/ Paul Andrew Mitchell, B.A., M.S.
> > > > 
> > > > Counselor at Law, Federal Witness
> > > > and Private Attorney General
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > >  ---- you wrote: 
> > > > > http://www3.l0pht.com/~oblivion/blkcrwl/patriot.html
> > > > > 
> > > > > Lots of goodies.
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> ICE
> ice@coolmedia.net
> http://www.coolmedia.net/ice/