Number 1 and 2 are not ironic. Irony means it's unexpected. It's fully expected that someone who eats lots of fatty foods will die of a heart attack. There is nothing ironic about choking on cockroaches, unless it was a fundraiser for raising awareness of the benefits of eating cockroaches or something.
The last one is probably ironic, because he likely advocated for the safety of segways or something.
They say that fair use is the safety valve on copyright, but honestly I feel like piracy is more so.
Rich companies can lobby all they want, but at the end of the day they won't stamp out piracy. The more they push, the worse the piracy gets. When they actually innovate and give reasons to buy, piracy abates. That is the very definition of a safety valve.
I think we need to be nice to Buhl. IMO Bennett had it right when he described her "cray cray" and if she starts running around with a sawed off shotgun I don't want anyone here to be on the list.
Anyways, the beauty of it is that arguing against this idea is arguing in favour of obvious patents OR if the other side says that it's totally normal for companies to come up with the same idea but they shouldn't be punished for it then there you have an argument at least for an independent invention defense.
Of course lobbying trumps logic everyday, but it's nice to logic dream.
Can Canada not grant the patent but the have their "FDA" disallow the drug? There are lots of drugs available in the US that we disallow and vice versa.
Doesn't really change anything. Their reputation is so bad that everyone immediately assumes it was intentional and probably a good number of people think it's a lie.
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The last one is probably ironic, because he likely advocated for the safety of segways or something.
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Rich companies can lobby all they want, but at the end of the day they won't stamp out piracy. The more they push, the worse the piracy gets. When they actually innovate and give reasons to buy, piracy abates. That is the very definition of a safety valve.
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:) Jk Nigel is a fun name.
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Offer her a snickers or something.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9-Oxkqbjpw
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Anyways, the beauty of it is that arguing against this idea is arguing in favour of obvious patents OR if the other side says that it's totally normal for companies to come up with the same idea but they shouldn't be punished for it then there you have an argument at least for an independent invention defense.
Of course lobbying trumps logic everyday, but it's nice to logic dream.
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Of course my law requiring the retraction of unenforced laws would probably also be repealed. META!
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It can be used in so many more situations beyond regulatory capture.
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No benefit of the doubt to horrible companies.
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The priorities of our society are really disappointing.
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Send a message
"I have more power than I can responsibly handle and someone desperately needs to rein me in."
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Where's the dirt?
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