Greg Laden is reporting that Rwanda is taxing companies that use gorillas in their advertising, in order to pay for their conservation. Unfortunately, or fortunately if you are an albino silverback in Australia, this only applies to Rwandan companies. Or maybe I would happily pay a tax to the Rwandan government for the use of my avatar if asked. It depends on whether I have enough money for beer that month.
Just read this news item that Egypt is going to copyright the Pyramids:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071225/lf_afp/egyptantiquitieslaw
A clever idea. Hawass is a smart guy. But I hope they don't try to get the Sudan, Mexico or Iraq to pay dues on those copies of the pyramids they have there...
Perhaps they can get Bosnia to pay up, though.