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Lab fees, library fees, the cost of textbooks for every class, not to mention original tuition itself. Yeah, I can imagine that really easily. I'll tell you though, the really horrifying moment will be...
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Hmmm, but how do you define "automated" in this context? Perhaps I'm misunderstanding the conclusion, but it seems to imply that if I create an algorithm or some other "automated system" that can in...
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Compulsory licensing has been something that I've suspected might be an elegant solution to a lot of modern intellectual property troubles for a while now. Pleasantly surprised to discover that some of...
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So I agree with the overall point, but bringing up changes to the Statute of Anne in response to German scriptwriters is probably not the best strategy here.
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I'm wondering, what happens to all the money (not to mention all the other assets) the DoJ seized from Megaupload if the government wins the case? Because if they just get to keep it, then there may be...
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I think it's worth making the point that Techdirt's articles (though I couldn't say about individual authorship) have often emphasized the opportunity cost of stricter IP enforcement on innovation...
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At a guess: any actor in a movie or TV show will only get that job after signing a contract allowing the studios and networks to use their performance in whatever ways they want (and only those ways)....
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The House vote wasn't large enough to override a veto, it only just cracked 60% of present.
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I really hate to see free trade coming into conflict with free expression this way. TechDirt may have convinced me to oppose this whole treaty, but if it falls apart over protecting something as...
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A horse designed by lawyers is still just a horse. All they do is take the old horse, beat it to death, then tell you that you have to remove the horseshoes before you can ride the corpse.
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New patent application: A Method and System for Creating, Storing, and Retrieving Inaccurate Information Regarding Breaking News Events Within a Multimedia Environment. Pros: It's hilarious. And every...
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The First Amendment doesn't operate differently in Oregon than in the rest of the States. My understanding of this case is that this gentleman's stripping was not forbidden by Oregon's specific statues...
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I just hope we're prepared for a fight to make sure the reports stay high-quality, unbiased, non-partisan, and free of lobbyist influence. Because once they become footballs in public debates, there'll...
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And this has been exactly my fear about the whole ACTA and similar debates. That the revolt against crappy IP laws would be twisted into opposition to free trade.
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Jane Jacobs may have been an insightful activist, but she was not an economist, and she did not somehow invalidate all of macroeconomics or overturn centuries of experience supporting comparative...
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Usually companies have to go through bankruptcy filings to get out of agreements like that. This seems to be just a plain old breach of contract.
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This story seems like a bad fit for Techdirt. My impression is that it's only here because these people published their dissent online. But the fact that they used the internet is incidental to their...
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At the very least, the part about turning over user-names and passwords sounds like a violation of the fifth amendment to me.
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The idea that Americans don't have any control over their politicians is a useful excuse for people who can't be bothered to actually involve themselves in the political process.
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>Fighting against encryption is a game that can't be won in the long term. Although I'd certainly like this to be true, I'm not convinced it really is. Certainly the cat-and-mouse game seems likely...
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