seriously, though, why are genes able to be patented? at what point did the patent office stop patenting things and start sucking the corporation's cocks?
as far as i can tell, amazonmp3 are all drm-free. itunes is as well(kinda) but is nominally tied to iTunes (a problem for those of us who aren't on an Apple approved platform(Linux)).
i would file bankruptcy before i paid these fuckers if i received this letter.
If i were these people, though, I would definitely cancel my service with the ISP asap. better to have no internet than a company who will fuck you over.
what? i am saying that the people who are patent trolls don't actually do any work. i said nothing about the people who actually do invent things.
the idea of the patent system isn't horrible; i mean the whole point is that inventors give up the secret to their invention for a government granted monopoly on that invention. where the problem comes in is that people can sell this monopoly without actually making anything.
I personally think that 1) software patents should be abolished completely under the whole mathematical formula rule, 2) if you don't make a product in X years using said patent, the patent is void, and 3) patents can only be used by the person or company that filed it.
wait. most patent hoarders didn't invent a damned thing. they bought a slip of paper and now are making money off someone else's back. only an idiot could even think that this system works. the patent system is broken. has been for a very, very long time.
your post could be consider a prime example of another type of trolling.
so if you have an encrypted drive you are forced to hand over the password? f-ck that. i'd rather go to jail.
and on another note: if you are traveling with a laptop and don't encrypt the whole damn thing, you are a fracking idiot and frankly deserve everything you get.
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for cc music, check out jamendo.
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If i were these people, though, I would definitely cancel my service with the ISP asap. better to have no internet than a company who will fuck you over.
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If i read that, I would walk out of that dr's office as fast as possible.
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please explain. your views fascinate me. kinda like trying to study a primitive culture.
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the idea of the patent system isn't horrible; i mean the whole point is that inventors give up the secret to their invention for a government granted monopoly on that invention. where the problem comes in is that people can sell this monopoly without actually making anything.
I personally think that 1) software patents should be abolished completely under the whole mathematical formula rule, 2) if you don't make a product in X years using said patent, the patent is void, and 3) patents can only be used by the person or company that filed it.
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your post could be consider a prime example of another type of trolling.
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i mean damn, I was born for this role!
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how the hell do these scumbags sleep at night? oh wait. big piles of free money while the destroy innovation. yea. almost forgot about that.
so can we have a modern day robin hood? I volunteer to be friar tuck.
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and on another note: if you are traveling with a laptop and don't encrypt the whole damn thing, you are a fracking idiot and frankly deserve everything you get.
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When all else fails, screw the consumer.
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