Egypt to copyright pyramids
World gone mad? Or world gone corporate? Either way, this made me laugh.
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.
I was in Cairo the other month, so can tell you that this “law” is pretty much already in place: It’s enforced by the vendors and oh-so-efficient “Tourist Police”* who demand a “one dollah” payment for any item bought, photo taken, or gaze directed at the ancient monuments.
*this can be read two ways