You cannot copyright the Hoon Hoax idea. Ideas are not copyrighted, only the particular expression of them. The words you put down on paper or electronic form to express the concept of the Moon Hoax are yours to protect, but the idea is free for others to take.

In any case, Phil would likely face legal issues to using any form of protection for Moon Hoax arguments, because Kaysing, Rene, Sibrel, et al have already beat him to them.

> Pity, the concept of a faked moon landing is an idea and can’t be copyrighted.

Well, that’s the way it’s supposed to be, AFAIK. But, in these days when you can get a patent on “one-click shopping” (read “using cookies to remember you”) and using a “sliding window” to allow 2-digit years to mean something other than 1900-1999, one has to wonder. I understand that patents have been granted on plants that have been discovered in nature. (As opposed to grown in a lab via cross-breeding.)

Perhaps he should trademark specific phrases, like “how come we don’t see any stars”, and “you’d never survive a trip through the Van Allen belt”?

On St Valentine’s Day 2003, a Friday, I was whacked by a dead branch falling off a huge gum tree in our neighbour’s back yard. It hit me on the forehead & nose (much to the amusement of a long time friend who always said I had a big schnozzle!), also hit my right upper arm ripping the sleeve off my shirt and leaving a large bruise.

The following day was the Avalon International Air Show for which we’d had tickets for several months. With nose covered in flesh coloured plaster I was there, revelling in the roar of the jets & the smell of aviation fuel, loving every minute of it & feeling great. Woke up Sunday morning, felt like I’d been hit by the proverbial truck. I had concussion & felt lousy for a week.

My theory (in the sense that fundies say “evolution’s only a theory”!) is that the excitement of going to the air show kept the concussion at bay for 24 hours. So, is there any info on what condition Mr Kitna is in now? I’m quite happy to have my “theory” blasted out of the water

Phil, I see nothing wrong with you trying to copyright the Moon Hoax idea. It would be wonderful to see Moon Hoax believers paying for their stupidity.

Cheers

Folcrom.