Ron Paul fighting with his fans over his ronpaul.com

[tmleadr03]

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2013/02/ron-paul-feuding-his-fans/61970/

And the man who preaches for limited government in the lives of the people has taken his argument all the way to...


wait for it...











The United Nations.


[LOL][ROFL1][ROFL2][ROFL3]

[10mm-man]

[Mad][Bang]

[ChunkyMonkey]

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This deserves to be reposted!!

[tmleadr03]

abXy-1brUss

This deserves to be reposted!!

Makes more sense.

[Bailey Guns]

Let's see: Someone else owns it. He wants it for free. Sounds like another group of folks I've heard of.

[Sharpienads]

I'm not surprised.

I can understand wanted to own a website that is yourname.com. I can understand trying to negotiate a deal.

What I cannot understand, and what is inexcusable, is crying to the UN about how you aren't getting what you want.

What a douche.

[tmleadr03]

I'm not surprised.

I can understand wanted to own a website that is yourname.com. I can understand trying to negotiate a deal.

What I cannot understand, and what is inexcusable, is crying to the UN about how you aren't getting what you want.

What a douche.

The best part of that is how he has talked so much about how horrible the UN is. He even wrong a paper on getting rid of the UN.

[Ronin13]

I'm not surprised.

I can understand wanted to own a website that is yourname.com. I can understand trying to negotiate a deal.

What I cannot understand, and what is inexcusable, is crying to the UN about how you aren't getting what you want.

What a douche.
Agreed!
Enter the Paul Bots in 3...2...1... [Coffee]

[Sharpienads]

And to top it off, WTF is the UN gonna do anyway? WIPO? WTF is that?

Sweet 6 pound 8 ounce baby Jesus. If I ever think trying to get the UN to resolve anything is a good idea, somebody just take me out back and put me out of my misery.

[theboomboom]

The rest of the story...

http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/132275.html


There is so much disinformation (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andrew-ian-dodge/ron-paul-turns-on-grassro_b_2653343.html) on this issue that I will probably have to post more than once, but here are a few points:
--Ron is not using the State to acquire RonPaul.com. He could have brought a lawsuit in US government courts, but he did not. He is seeking to have ICANN (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICANN) enforce its own rules against cybersquatting, including the rule against registering a famous person’s name and making money off it. Anyone registering a URL agrees to keep all the rules, just as he must pay a recurring fee. A URL is not private property in the normal sense. It is a license, and ICANN is a private, non-profit organization.
--Ron is not calling on the UN. ICANN has four approved arbitration organizations. Because the RP.com guys registered Ron's name in Australia, the international arbitration option must be used. Yes, it is associated with the UN. Too bad, but one must play the cards one is dealt. The UN itself is not involved, though note—whatever else is wrong with it—the UN is not a State.
--Why did Ron wait so long to bring this claim? He did not feel he could do so as a public official. Once he became a private citizen again, he was freed.
--This fight is not about so-called intellectual property, since it involves private agreements. But if it were, must one agree with Murray Rothbard--who discussed (http://www.amazon.com/dp/0945466307?tag=lewrockwell&camp=14573&creative=327641&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=0945466307&adid=1BYEF0EVYRV2K6B6WA4W&&ref-refURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lewrockwell.com%2Frothbard %2Frothbard-) IP more than 50 years ago--to be a libertarian? I agree with Murray, but IP is hardly a make or break issue. Certainly Murray did not see it as such. In the same sense, one need not be an anarcho-capitalist to be a libertarian, though, like Murray, I am one. One can be a constitutionalist or otherwise believe in limited government. Oh, and need I note that Murray loved and admired Ron?
--Is Ron "attacking his own supporters" by his action? Apparently, the RP.com people have never given a dime to any of his campaigns nor educational efforts, despite promises to do so from the sale of memorabilia. Instead, they are attacking Ron, in part for being anti-militarist. Some supporters. But it will not work. And it will soon be over, freeing Ron from this distraction as he steps up his fight for freedom. Really steps it up, in historic ways.