How Patent Trolls Really Work
I’ve been asserting for at least six years that patent system is completely broken for the software industry. I’ve given numerous examples, dealt ...
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Why Patent Trolls’ Greatest Threat To Innovation Is Invisible
These monsters gobble up vague patents and extort money from companies trying to make legitimate products. Here’s why that matters--even if you don’t ...
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Your Random-Ass Roundup: Somebody’s Watching Me.
Turns out, Berry’s boy was right after all. ICYMI: Edward Snowden, a former technical assistant for the CIA, has revealed to The Guardian that he was ...
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This Week In Trailers: A Girl and a Gun, Welcome to Pine Hill, Museum Hours, Hot Flashes, The Comedian
Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing ...
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Episode 462: When Patents Hit the Podcast
Jim Logan did not create the technology to podcast. He himself is not a modern-day podcaster. But he claims to have the patent on podcasting.
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Tough spot for farmers: Adapting to change you can’t believe in
Even the farmers who think climate change is a hoax have to adapt to it. Agriculture depends profoundly on the weather, and yesterday Secretary of ...
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Join VQR for a Discussion on the Business of Literature: June 18 in NYC
As technologies and reading habits evolve, the business of literature is undergoing its own changes. Whether commercial or literary, the art, ...
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Some Takeaways from “When Patents Attack! – Part 2″
I listened to This American Life’s new show on patents today; it’s a followup to the original, widely heralded show from two years ago.
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Boot up: iPads are PCs (Microsoft says), patent trolls unmasked, Denmark's snoopers, and more
Plus HTC v Samsung's displays, Turkey throttling social web?, Twitter moves, and more A quick burst of 8 links for you to chew over, as picked by the ...
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