For many years, I've felt the legislative branch of government is out of control. Proposing and passing legislation is the goal, regardless of the content or the actual need. During the 2004 Presidential campaign, score keepers reported on how many pieces of legislation John Kerry actually had his name on. To count the number of [...]
Yet Another Attention-Getting Lawsuit
Dec 14, 2004 By Leave a Comment
This article is a pretty good report on a lawsuit to remove copyright protection on software. Overall, the idea is silly. Patents are no more a viable alternative to protecting software intellectual property than using duct tape instead of seatbelts to keep people strapped in a car seat. What is not silly about this story [...]
P2P Case Going to Supreme Court
Dec 11, 2004 By Leave a Comment
Yesterday, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case regarding the liability of file-sharing software companies in relation to copyrighted materials (see this article). The court's action is good news for big record labels and Hollywood studios, which have lost successive rulings on the issue in lower courts. They want software companies like Morpheus parent [...]
Risking the Benefits
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The MPAA's Long Road
Nov 17, 2004 By Leave a Comment
The complexity of file swapping issues is thickening as the MPAA tries to imitate the RIAA legal strategies. After reading an article about this issue at TechNewsWorld, I have multiple comments: MPAA Fights Film Swapping with Suits and Software. So here it goes. The MPAA has a tough job. They have intellectual property that is [...]
Disaster Averted (Sort Of)
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More on Vioxx
Oct 11, 2004 By Leave a Comment
I'm back from a long business trip and will be posting lots this week. As I'm getting oriented, check out this posting by Michelle Malkin. She has some good information and links related to the Vioxx situation. In addition, she also has an excellent analysis of the Kerry drug proposal. This article is related because [...]
The Vioxx Parade
Oct 5, 2004 By Leave a Comment
Last week I commented on a responsible company, Kryptonite, for replacing faulty bicycle locks. When the story about Merck and its worldwide recall of Vioxx, I was disappointed, not because I directly compare Vioxx to a bicycle locks, but because no matter what product is faulty, the vultures circle any negative product announcement. Lawsuits were [...]
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