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   From: chimes@piano.com   
      
   Peter wrote:   
   > In article <4144e721$0$9522$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au>, Sylvia   
   > Else  wrote:   
   >   
   >> Odd, in a way, that of all things, one doesn't own oneself.   
   >   
   > very old CL issue dating back to the 1600's. It was changed in the   
   > early 1900's in Doodeward where 'work' on a body makes it property.   
   >   
   > Technically cooking the body would constitute such a change (a recent   
   > Victoria case showed changing a body to ashes constitutes such a   
   > change).   
   >   
   Presumably, the body per se no longer exists.  The ashes are probably in an   
   urn, or paper bag, or something.  The container at least is clearly   
   property.   
      
   > But that being said, I still doubt the criminal law would allow it,   
   > but I'm too lazy to look up the wording.   
      
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