Another good piece about the unintended consequences of perpetual copyright ...

The Double Edge of Copyright Extensions [Slashdot]
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The absurdity sinks to a new low ....

Patent Granted for Ethical AI [Slashdot]
10:25:04 AM     comment []

I love this quote from the article:

"I feel like somebody went out and patented air, and is now going after everyone for breathing," said Spike Goldberg, CEO of an amateur porn site called HomeGrown Video, which is leading the adult community's legal fight against Acacia.

Web Porn Pushers in Patent Fight. A company that says it owns the patent to a wide range of technologies for distributing video and sound both online and off is suing Net porn providers to enforce its claims. Several sites have already settled out of court rather than risk legal action. By Noah Shachtman. [Wired News]
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