This kind of thing hasn't always been called "intellectual property" law - it used to be called extortion:

SCO Prepares Linux License [InfoWorld]
9:41:43 PM     comment []

Well, apparently the dam has burst since the loss by Verizon ...

RIAA Obtains Subpoenas Against File Swappers [Slashdot]

RIAA nails 1,000 music-lovers in 'new Prohibition' jihad. And you're next [The Register]
10:57:19 AM     comment []

Feeling distracted, disorganized? Trouble waiting your turn in line? Fidgety?

Well, down a brewski or two to relax and you'll end up an alcoholic, with your liver falling out no doubt! And if you smoke a joint to calm down, you go to jail!

So why not try Eli Lilly's new, legal drug for Adult ADD, which is obviousy your real problem....

From the perspective of this writer, the sole difference between the three poffered solutions to the stress of modern living is the price and the control - attention deficit disorder, indeed! Bullshit!
12:18:10 AM     comment []