I generally do not read much from this source due to a twisted bias that I see in much of their work. My contention comes in that the Web site he wants to own is intellectual property, and I do not believe that an idea can be trademarked or patented. Many of the authors in Ron Paul's circles also believe this, so I am quite surprised that he supports government intervention in this regard, or any given his voting record.
Earlier today, Ron Paul filed an international UDRP complaint against RonPaul.com and RonPaul.org with WIPO, a global governing body that is an agency of the United Nations. The complaint calls on the agency to expropriate the two domain names from his supporters without compensation and hand them over to Ron Paul.
Paul himself is an advocate of free market economics, which promotes the idea of voluntary exchanges. If one party values their property more than similar property held by others, they will demand higher prices. This is not an unreasonable premise, and it happens every day. The owners of these sites value their property at a level which demands significantly higher costs than many others. This is a function of the free market, and Ron Paul of all people should understand, and further respect that.
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