Comments on: Egypt’s Plans To ‘Copyright’ The Pyramids http://eaobjets.wordpress.com/2008/01/05/egypts-plans-to-copyright-the-pyramids/ Stampfli & Turci Sat, 05 Dec 2009 06:12:53 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Video 1 part: Secret Of The Egypt Pyramids « Visit Egypt http://eaobjets.wordpress.com/2008/01/05/egypts-plans-to-copyright-the-pyramids/#comment-362 Video 1 part: Secret Of The Egypt Pyramids « Visit Egypt Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:48:08 +0000 http://eaobjets.wordpress.com/2008/01/05/egypts-plans-to-copyright-the-pyramids/#comment-362 [...] is ready to share his discovery with us. To take us to the very heart of the mystery, deep inside the Great Pyramid, where few have ever [...] [...] is ready to share his discovery with us. To take us to the very heart of the mystery, deep inside the Great Pyramid, where few have ever [...]

]]> By: Ashraf Al Shafaki http://eaobjets.wordpress.com/2008/01/05/egypts-plans-to-copyright-the-pyramids/#comment-303 Ashraf Al Shafaki Sat, 05 Jan 2008 20:49:50 +0000 http://eaobjets.wordpress.com/2008/01/05/egypts-plans-to-copyright-the-pyramids/#comment-303 I'm an Egyptian living in Cairo, Egypt. This post sounds interesting and made me laugh. Copyright is something Egyptians don't take seriously anyway, not int he Western sense of the word at least. It's funny now to hear that the Egyptian government is trying to copyright the pyramids. No one knows till now for sure how the pyramids had been built, which is part of their great mystery. No one, yet, knows how to build ones like them, in terms of longevity. So talking about copyrighting them is kind of inappropriate. Plus who owns the copyright? I don't think it's the country. By the way, the Egyptian taxes are way lower than those in the US. The Egyptian government has even brought taxes even lower around two years ago. Now businesses pay a max of 20% for taxes (after deductions) and can pay less depending on their profits (not to mention tax exemptions). I never realized how a tax heaven Egypt is until I knew how much taxes US citizens pay. I’m an Egyptian living in Cairo, Egypt. This post sounds interesting and made me laugh. Copyright is something Egyptians don’t take seriously anyway, not int he Western sense of the word at least. It’s funny now to hear that the Egyptian government is trying to copyright the pyramids. No one knows till now for sure how the pyramids had been built, which is part of their great mystery. No one, yet, knows how to build ones like them, in terms of longevity. So talking about copyrighting them is kind of inappropriate. Plus who owns the copyright? I don’t think it’s the country.

By the way, the Egyptian taxes are way lower than those in the US. The Egyptian government has even brought taxes even lower around two years ago. Now businesses pay a max of 20% for taxes (after deductions) and can pay less depending on their profits (not to mention tax exemptions). I never realized how a tax heaven Egypt is until I knew how much taxes US citizens pay.

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