The Bizarre Regulatory Idolatry of the Patent Lobby

With patent reform likely back on the docket for 2017 once Congress finishes with bigger ticket items like Obamacare repeal, you can count on hearing a lot of easily debunked nonsense from various confused "conservatives" about the patent system. Predictably, many will try to frame any reform of that system as an attack on patents themselves, which they will claim is really cover for an assault on property rights generally.

The LoveBox – ” connecting romantics

CES 2017 had it all - from the LoveBox to the smart sommelier, and Bluetooth in a bottle to underwear unplugged There are gadgets which, once you've seen them, seem like they might be really useful. And others which just make you wonder, why? Crowdfunding campaigns are full of them - and there was also no shortage at CES 2017, the world's largest consumer electronics show held in Las Vegas, US, in January.

Why the Left Fears Ultrasound Technologyby Alexandra DeSanctisOn…

With impressive creativity, the piece attempts both to dismiss the clear evidence that is presented by ultrasound images and to imply that inanimate medical tools are motivated by a subversive pro-life agenda. Though the Democratic party and its vast pro-abortion wing cling fiercely to , The Atlantic 's bizarre offering reveals the truth: that being pro-abortion requires the resolute denial of science in order to facilitate a rejection of the unborn child's humanity.

What a strange allegation, in alleged-inventor-of-e-mail vs. Techdirt lawsuit

I share David Post's sense that the libel lawsuit by the supposed "inventor of email" Shiva Ayyadurai against TechDirt - which called Ayyadurai a liar for this claim - is generally pretty weak. But there's one paragraph in the complaint that just jumped out at me: At the time of Dr. Ayyadurai's invention of email, software inventions could not be protected through software patents.

10 Delightfully Strange Patents

As any multitasker knows, it can feel impossible to sit at a computer and focus on work that needs to get done. What if something happens on Facebook? How can you focus until you know who's on the Wikipedia page of left-handed historical figures? To force concentration, many resort to draconian measures like limiting Internet use or going offline altogether.