Zahi having delusions of grandeur again

Post by **Minimalist** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 8:56 am

Oy vey!

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hGh ... S8f_6VhHww

CAIRO (AFP) — In a potential blow to themed resorts from Vegas to Tokyo, Egypt is to pass a law requiring payment of royalties whenever its ancient monuments, from the pyramids to the sphinx, are reproduced.

Zahi Hawass, the charismatic and controversial head of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, told AFP on Tuesday that the move was necessary to pay for the upkeep of the country's thousands of pharaonic sites.

Digit · Post by **Digit** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 10:02 am

It'll make a change from the begging bowl though.

kbs2244 · Post by **kbs2244** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 11:45 am

When were the international copyright papers filed?

Beagle · Post by **Beagle** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 3:12 pm

Poor Zahi. What's he gonna do when the archaeologists of the near future are all flocking to the Supe Valley and the Indian desert?

Digit · Post by **Digit** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 3:20 pm

He says it will only apply to exact copies.
I wonder what I can do with Stonehenge?

Beagle · Post by **Beagle** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 4:47 pm

That casino in Vegas is gonna owe a chunk.

kbs2244 · Post by **kbs2244** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 1:26 pm

How can anyone have an exact copy of something that we don't know all about?

Post by **Minimalist** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 1:53 pm

Zahi knows everything. Just ask him.