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Horsemen of the Patent Apocalypse
No one would seriously disagree with my observation that the patent system has become the single greatest obstacle to innovation faced by entrepreneurs and esta…
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Brazilian Government Launches Official Blog
On Aug 31st, the Brazilian government launched its first official blog, "Blog do Planalto" (http://blog.planalto.gov.br/sobre-o-blog-do-planalto/). [&…
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Fall 2009 Hearsay Culture schedule posted
I am very excited about the slate of upcoming guests for Hearsay Culture this quarter! Ranging from copyright experts to technology philosophers, this quarter…
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Happiness and healthiness are contagious
One of the more interesting results of the Framingham Heart Study: happiness and healthiness are contagious: "two years ago, a pair of social scientists n…
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The Net Neutrality Walk of Shame
It just gets worse...less than a week after the FCC Chairman calls for simple rules to enforce Net Neutrality, all the thieves have fallen out. Everyone thinks…
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Joyce Estate Pays $240,000 In Attorneys' Fees To Shloss And Her Counsel
The long saga of Professor Carol Shloss's dispute with the Estate of James Joyce over her right to use copyrighted source materials in connection with her b…
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red-blue dialogue on health care part n+3
Read Don's latest post here. I thought in my last post we were making some progress in this discussion, but it seems we've backslid to talking points a…
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Paris in the Ninth Circuit
I simply could not resist sharing this one, for those who don’t check IPKat regularly. Apparently, transformativeness is not only a big deal in copyright fair u…
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The Persistent Myths of Identity Theft
Stealing credit card numbers from corporate computers is a serious crime, but it is not "identity theft." Why does terminology matter? See below: h…
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The interests of nations and peoples are shared
Our President, to the world (I tried to summarize but couldn't do it, so the emphasis is mine): "I come before you humbled by the responsibility that t…
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red/blue dialogue on health care part n+1
Don's latest post is here. Sorry for the delay in response -- I've been on the road, and I'm only now catching up. I agree with you, Don, that thi…
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Zombieland - Net Neutrality rises from the grave
Net neutrality is back. Rather than rehash my earlier arguments against it, I point out a few relevant differences between the legislation proposed last time ar…