Microsoft Employee Admits That Patent Disclosure Is A Myth
Defenders of the patent system quite frequently point out that one of the main benefits (some claim the only benefit) of the patent system is “disclosure.” That is, because the patent system requires...
View ArticleGetting Past The Myth That Copyright Is Needed To Produce Content
Glyn Moody points us to an excellent article at Eurozine, by Felix Stalder, about the myths of copyright today and how weaker copyright actually can increase cultural output. It starts out by showing...
View ArticleThe Myth That SOPA & PIPA Will Stop Infringement By 'Educating' The Public
One of the key arguments we’ve heard about SOPA and PIPA in defending the fact that dedicated infringers will always find their way around the blocks to continue infringing, is that it’s really...
View ArticleDailyDirt: Putting An End To Cancer…
Cancer isn’t a single specific disease that can be cured with a universal treatment because there are many, many different kinds of cancers. Just about any multi-cellular organism can suffer from...
View ArticleDailyDirt: Salt, Sugar, Fat… Yum?
Certain things are almost guaranteed to taste good to us — salt, sugar and fat are just a few examples of ingredients that most people enjoy and (sometimes) can’t stop themselves from eating. Eating...
View ArticleThe Real Blame For The 'Slender Man' Killings Is The Media Blaming Slender...
Since we originally predicted and then witnessed major media outlets losing their minds over the horrific attempted murder committed by two young girls in Wisconsin, you may have heard that there has...
View ArticleOnce Again With Feeling: Cord Cutting Is Not A 'Myth'
For years we’ve noted how the cable industry (and companies that feed off of it like Nielsen) have been in stark, often comic denial about the changes happening in the legacy cable sector. But every...
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