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Every movement needs a flag. Copyleft needs to embrace something besides soviet propaganda! This banner is based on that of the Serapis, one flown by another "pirate" who should be well known to those throughout the North American and Euro nations.

Yes, it is a bit US-centric. The reason for this is, of course, the US is largely responsible for the massive changes in the way copyright has been handled throughout the world. The colors red, white, and blue are, of course, not unique to the US... but many other nations flying these colors have colluded, embraced, and generally supported the US interest in their pillaging of liberties through the mechanism of copyright.

Green has been added for several reasons: green has come to symbolize money. Green is also the dominant color of the flag of Brazil, a nation now well known for its forward thinking ideas on the notions of "intellectual property."

Green has also come to symbolize sustainability and ecology - thus, in this case, it symbolizes the "commons" upon which we all rely to provide a rich and healthy ecosystem of creative endeavour.

The stars are 14 in number; these represent the original statute of copyright's term of fourteen years. The stars are so arranged - eight around the outside, 6 on the inside - to form a reverse copyright symbol... the copyleft backward "C."

It is my humble hope this movement can find this symbol of sufficient merit as to embrace (or adapt) its use as a visible banner of our intents. This is neither a "socialist" movement nor one of radical divergence from historical notions of liberty... and "We have not begun to fight!"