Nope. People who write these laws are retarded morons who get played
by lobbyists.
A british MP (something that bears some resemblance to a US senator or
house representative) recently wrote a letter to another MP to try to
convince her of the importance of a new law that, amongst many other
things, will bring a three-strikes-and-you're-out system to internet
access in the United Kingdom: If you get *accused* 3 times of breaking
copyright law, you get your internet disconnected. It's not quite -
that- dramatic, but that's not really the point. The letter included
the following text:
An IP Address (Intellectual Property Address)
That's right. Apparently IP Address doesn't stand for Internet
Protocol Address anymore.
See. Idiots.
Regardless of whether the current patent system is good or bad, and
regardless of whether joe is being bashed, and regardless of whether
or not he deserves that, your point about the current law being made
by people 'infinitely more knowledgable than you' is only true if
you're a baby baboon with a learning difficulty. You seem to be able
to type, so, I doubt that.
On Apr 8, 6:12 pm, Scott Melton <[email protected]> wrote:
> In a free and open society it is easy to find fault in complicated systems,
> just as it is easy to have a bias, pick sides and misrepresent the facts. One
> example in this thread, I may be wrong, but I think there is good reason for
> simplifying the patent granting process from who invented it first(which can
> be very difficult and costly to prove) to who filed first. Is the change a
> choice between the lesser of two weavels? Certainly. Infinitely more
> knowledgeable people than I made the decision. I will side with them until I
> become a patent lawyer or become so well informed that I can pass judgment on
> this complicated system.
>
> On to the Joe bashing or un-bashing if you will. Everyone has a bias. If you
> think you do not then you are biased toward the delusional. I enjoy the
> spirited discussions on the Java Posse podcast and think it is crucial to
> have them. If a bias surfaces from time to, (Apple, UNIX!, Windows) that is
> fine with me. I am lucky to know where they sit, before they tell me where
> they stand.
>
> The Posse members take extreme measures to inform people about where they
> sit. They do an exemplary job of presenting the issues in a well thought out,
> open, balanced and professional manner. Knowing their bias(or assuming I do)
> sometimes helps me understand their position more clearly.
>
> Having listened to over half of the podcasts, I have come to the conclusion
> that the format is an easy, open and professional one. It is easy to listen
> to, very informative and sometimes as fun as a barrel of monkeys. (That is a
> whole lot of fun!) For someone to personally criticize and insult a member
> for having a bias and not conforming to their way of thinking(right or wrong)
> is non-productive and unnecessary(unwanted?) in this format.
>
> That is my opinion. Take it or leave it. There is no reason to personally
> criticize or insult me for it.
>
> Apologies for high jacking this thread,
> Scott Melton
>
> Opinion sent from my ASS phone.
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