"corporations never seem to grasp the idea that suing kids based on IP law really doesn't win you support"
They're not interested in support, they're interested in removing competition. It's usually a winning tactic, because the average kid doesn't have the means to fight, and cases like this rarely get traction in the media outlets the average parent pays attention to.
"Maybe Nickelodeon saw the slime moneymaking revolution"
It's more like "we did something in the 80s, so nobody is allowed to do anything remotely similar without paying us".
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"corporations never seem to grasp the idea that suing kids based on IP law really doesn't win you support"
They're not interested in support, they're interested in removing competition. It's usually a winning tactic, because the average kid doesn't have the means to fight, and cases like this rarely get traction in the media outlets the average parent pays attention to.
"Maybe Nickelodeon saw the slime moneymaking revolution"
It's more like "we did something in the 80s, so nobody is allowed to do anything remotely similar without paying us".
Techdirt has not posted any stories submitted by webroot.
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