Goldman Sachs seeks Goldman sucks site suit by Austin Modine
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/04/10/goldman_sucks_site_suit/
further reading...Goldman Sachs in Talks to Acquire Treasury Department
http://www.borowitzreport.com/article.aspx?ID=7047
and...Wallstrip - Goldman Sachs (GS) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vyl46aaSWnE
Peter McCandless interview with Daniel Lakemacher - 11/07/2009: Hrs. 1,2,3
(from http://www.petermacshow.com/show-archive.html)
http://www.petermacshow.com/mp3/PeterMacShow20091107a.mp3
http://www.petermacshow.com/mp3/PeterMacShow20091107b.mp3
http://www.petermacshow.com/mp3/PeterMacShow20091107c.mp3
and Larken Rose interviews Satan
http://www.petermacshow.com/show-archive/55-halloween-larken-rose-a-satan-hr-1.html
http://www.petermacshow.com/show-archive/56-halloween-larken-rose-a-satan-hr-2.html
http://www.petermacshow.com/show-archive/57-halloween-larken-rose-a-satan-hr-3.html
Maintaining a trademark registration - http://www.uspto.gov/faq/t120052.jsp
further reading...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trademark
Legal Questions : What Does a Trademark Protect? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6tl8r1paHw
"Trademark rights" are in the land of the arbitrary, i.e., they are contradictory
Trademark blog - http://www.againstmonopoly.org/index.php?limit=&chunk=0&topic=Trademark
Trademark Ain't So Hot Either... by Stephen Kinsella
http://www.againstmonopoly.org/index.php?perm=836
If governmental services are so important and valuable to people, then why do they have to be forcibly imposed and funded?
"Public goods" and "free rider" arguments are fallacious, being based on a coercive and collectivistic (i.e., non-property rights) framework
Trademark "law" doesn't really deal with the main issue of customers being defrauded
Trademark and Fraud by Stephan Kinsella
http://blog.mises.org/archives/007409.asp
Against Libertarian Legalism: A comment on Kinsella and Block by Frank van Dun
http://mises.org/journals/jls/17_3/17_3_4.pdf
Reply To Van Dun: Non-Aggression And Title Transfer by N. Stephan Kinsella
http://mises.org/journals/jls/18_2/18_2_3.pdf
People with the same name don't sue each other, unless they're trying to use each other's property, so why do identical trademark holders? Trademark "law" is really about excluding competition in the marketplace
Facebook Sues German Social Network StudiVZ by Nik Cubrilovic
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/18/facebook-sues-german-social-network-studivz/
Adobe Target FreshAIRapps Officially Moves to a New Home by Paul Glazowski
http://mashable.com/2008/07/20/adobe-refreshingapps/
Apple wins copyright infringement case against Psystar in California by Nilay Patel
http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/14/apple-wins-copyright-infringement-case-against-psystar-in-califo/
Slashdot Apple Story | Psystar Crushed In Court
http://apple.slashdot.org/story/09/11/14/1954259/Psystar-Crushed-In-Court
Think of a new name for iPodderX
http://www.tuaw.com/2005/11/29/think-of-a-new-name-for-ipodderx/
Customer preferences in the marketplace place a check on company naming confusion and encourage differentiation
Government and various IP laws are merely a bunch of protection rackets, gaining an unfair advantage through the initiation of force
Monster Cable's Monstrous Abuse of Trademark Law
http://www.againstmonopoly.org/index.php?perm=593056000000000803
The Scariest Monster of All Sues for Trademark Infringement by Steve Stecklow
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123869022704882969.html
Trademark lawyers are out of their mind by Christian Zimmermann
http://www.againstmonopoly.org/index.php?perm=593056000000000663
Perhaps the biggest barrier to the dissolution of "government" in general and "IP laws" in particular is people's projection of fears from having no "authority" ruling over your/their decisions
Train Operators Around The World Stopping Others From Helping Riders... Due To Intellectual Property by Mike Masnick
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090326/1211254264.shtml
TOSBack | GoDaddy Trademark and/or Copyright Infringement Policy
http://www.tosback.org/diff.php?vid=954
Hypocritical Apple (Trademark) by Stephan Kinsella
http://blog.mises.org/archives/006131.asp
Complete Liberty IP Chapter: http://completeliberty.com/chapter6.php
audio version: http://completeliberty.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=208107
Caveat emptor (buyer beware) tends to bolster responsible choices - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caveat_emptor
But instances of fraud can be made known quickly in a marketplace with Internet technologies
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/fraud.html
further viewing...Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google discusses Intellectual Property - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi3Q40EPUjk
interesting admission..."From a Google perspective, intellectual property rights are fundamental to how we operate...so the company wouldn't exist without basic intellectual property rights."
Thanks to Ian Freeman for posting this - New FREE Audiobook: "Complete Liberty"
http://book.freekeene.com or http://freekeene.com/free-audiobook/
http://freekeene.com/2009/11/19/new-free-audiobook-complete-liberty/
bumper music "Dem a Fraud" by Ras Indio
http://www.rasindiobelize.com/  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1jDf_nbJu0

Our last episode dealing strictly with patents...next up, trademarks and copyrights
Supreme Court to decide: What kind of innovations get a patent? by Warren Richey
http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/1108/p02s13-usju.html
High court considers whether business methods can be patented by Peter Whoriskey
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/09/AR2009110903301.html
The patent industry relies on the coercion of government to garner profits
Patents being State-granted monopolies, rather than fostering innovation, work to hinder it
Much wealth is squandered on patent litigation, and the unseen costs are immense
Walking the tightrope of governmental regulation is illusory; any intervention is damaging and unjust
Threatening people with violence and limiting their actions doesn't promote progress in the useful arts and sciences
There is no such thing as a "limited monopoly"
Arbitrary is the name of the patent game, as well as the government game
Various Libertarians, such as Mary Ruwart (http://www.ruwart.com/), apparently have yet to question the IP memes, patents in particular
FDR interview - http://www.freedomainradio.com/Traffic_Jams/FDR_1504_dr_mary_ruwart_interview.mp3
You should not be able to control the property of others, regardless of whether they are using "your ideas"
A world without IP encourages constant improvement and innovation
If patented ideas are so great, just like governmental "services" (allegedly), people in a free marketplace will choose them
Intellectual Property Regime Stifles Science and Innovation, Nobel Laureates Say by Dugie Standeford
http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/2008/07/07/intellectual-property-regime-stifles-science-and-innovation-nobel-laureates-say/
IP creates a worse economic environment for the poor, in addition to the rest of society
When you accept the meme of government, you end up promoting all sorts of fallacies and non sequiturs in order to do damage control
Abolishing government (and obviously the FDA) would mean abolishing the unnecessary costs of drug development (the lion's share of the costs)
Where Are the Cures? by Michael Heller
http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2008/0811/030.html
Ownership rights shouldn't clash; given this, there is no such thing as "too much ownership"
Modifying the patent system won't work, and it isn't moral; IP must be abolished
Once a system of monopolistic privileges is set up, few will repudiate it
You don't make money within a patent system by being creative, so much as employ laws and courts to prevent competition
Harvard Among Six Schools Urging Drug Access for Poor by John Lauerman
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aa23AHBWnxew
The notion that without patents no profits could be made is simply a rationalization for the status quo
IP creates conflict by trying control what other people may and may not do with their own property
Seen and Unseen Cost of Patents by Jeffrey A. Tucker
http://www.lewrockwell.com/tucker/tucker126.html
further Tucker reading...
The Hoax of Invention History by Jeffrey A. Tucker
http://www.lewrockwell.com/tucker/tucker131.html
Do Patents Save Our Lives? by Jeffrey A. Tucker
http://www.lewrockwell.com/tucker/tucker132.html
IP: It's a Market Failure Argument by Jeffrey A. Tucker
http://www.lewrockwell.com/tucker/tucker135.html
Having to engage in defensive patenting or having to wade through thickets of "prior art" are simply wastes of time and money from a free market standpoint
...statement by Boldrine and Levine: "'Being a monopolist' is, apparently, akin to going on drugs or joining some strange religious sect. It seems to lead to a complete loss of any sense of what profitable opportunities are and of how free markets function. Monopolists, apparently, can conceive of only one way of making money, that is bullying consumers and competitors to put up or shut up. Furthermore, it also appears to mean that past mistakes have to be repeated at a larger, and ever more egregious, scale."
Apple's monopolistic tendencies - http://www.patentlyapple.com/
Patents Are An Economic Absurdity by François-René Rideau
http://fare.tunes.org/articles/patents.html
further reading...What Do You Do If Someone Already Patented Your Idea?
http://www.onestopinventionshop.com/AboutUs/ArticlesByEricDebelak/someonepatentedmyidea.html
Brett's School Sucks Podcast - http://schoolsucks.podomatic.com/
Daniel's site - http://warisimmoral.com
My other podcast - http://healthymindfitbody.com ...episode dealing with diet drugs:
http://healthymindfitbody.com/2009/11/18/10-magic-bullets-and-holy-grail-of-weight-loss/
bumper music "When Worlds Collide" by Powerman 5000
http://www.powerman5000.com/

The Liberty Roundtable #1: Education and the State
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_bLcxOU4ww
Microsoft Patents Ones, Zeroes | The Onion - America's Finest News Source
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/29130
With the force of patent law, some producers supposedly have more rights than others?
Microsoft patents 'Page Up' and 'Page Down' by David Meyer
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,1000000121,39481766,00.htm
Company that won $585M from Microsoft sues Apple, Google by Jacqui Cheng
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/10/company-that-won-585m-from-microsoft-sues-apple-google.ars
The TWiT Netcast Network with Leo Laporte TWiT 216: It's Pimpin' Time - http://twit.tv/216
Patent litigation spells a proliferation of conflicts in the marketplace
Time spent litigating patent claims is time spent away from catering to present and future customers
Money spent on litigating patent claims is money not spent on innovating and marketing
Patents are essentially monopolistic privileges granted by government that try to control other people's use of their own property
Barnes & Noble Sued Over Nook Design by Barb Dybwad
http://mashable.com/2009/11/02/spring-design-lawsuit/
Non-disclosure agreements are a problematic aspect of contract law
Promises to do or not do something that aren't based on actual property, but rather on IP, aren't valid
Promises that don't involve the transfer of property don't constitute contracts either
"...validly enforceable contracts only exist where title to property has already been transferred, and therefore where the failure to abide by the contract means that the other party’s property is retained by the delinquent party, without the consent of the former (implicit theft). Hence, this proper libertarian theory of enforceable contracts has been termed the 'title-transfer' theory of contracts."
...from The Ethics of Liberty Chapt 19. PROPERTY RIGHTS AND THE THEORY OF CONTRACTS by Murray Rothbard
http://mises.org/rothbard/Ethics/nineteen.asp
The title transfer theory of contracts is grounded in actual property
The work that Rothbard credits for insights about contract validity is:
Toward A Reformulation of the Law of Contracts by Williamson M. Evers
http://mises.org/journals/jls/1_1/1_1_2.pdf
further reading - A Libertarian Theory of Contract: Title Transfer, Binding Promises, and Inalienability by N. Stephan Kinsella (though there are some logical problems with some of his arguments against Rothbard)
http://mises.org/journals/jls/17_2/17_2_2.pdf
In a free market, people are free to honor original content creators by buying their stuff (or donating)
Producers of content must discover free market ways to receive compensation for their efforts
Identity theft is a form of fraud, the use of someone's property without consent, under false pretenses
Knockoffs are a form of flattery, and like in fashion, consumers choose which ones to buy (and they can afford)
Patent Claim Could Block Import of Toyota's Hybrid Cars
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/09/10/08/212200/Patent-Claim-Could-Block-Import-of-Toyotas-Hybrid-Cars
How Patents Are Harming Small Companies Too
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090601/0007575076.shtml
Patent holders, be they individuals or corporations, constantly hold back innovation in the marketplace
Fallacy Run Amok by Jeffrey A. Tucker
http://www.lewrockwell.com/tucker/tucker130.html
Bringing even a "knockoff" product to market successfully takes time, effort, and money
Patents foster perverse incentives not to innovate and to discourage others from innovating
Property rights resolve conflict, whereas "IP rights" create conflict
Rights equal freedom to act in a social context, without conflict with others
Complete Liberty IP Chapter: http://completeliberty.com/chapter6.php
audio version: http://completeliberty.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=208107
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bumper music "Freedom '90" by George Michael  (and excerpt from Intellectual Property: How to Review a Patent Application http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dMf0fV4gqM )
http://www.georgemichael.com/

Everyone has scary cop stories, which is on account of cops' legalized coercive monopoly
Is Halloween a form of sublimation for the scary aspect of the coercive nature of our society?
Police enforce arbitrary and unjust laws, regardless of the particular "state"
Police don't have property rights jurisdiction
The governmental system is set up for total lack of accountability (and of course appalling "customer service")
If property rights aren't logically defined in society, we're in big trouble
U.S. Continues Quagmire-Building Effort In Afghanistan
http://www.theonion.com/content/news/u_s_continues_quagmire_building
The U.S. military is a communized organization, with fascist input via defense contractors
Because national military competence is impossible, the powers that be indoctrinate people about memes of necessary "national security"
School sucks, except for military planners, who are masters of existential (and monetary) clusterfucks
Afghanistan - The universality of war propaganda by Glenn Greenwald
http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/glenn_greenwald/2009/10/28/propaganda/index.html
Empathy for people affected by war elsewhere is sorely lacking in many Americans
Self-responsibility and its Effects on Obedience and Aggression
http://www.logicallearning.net/obedience.html
Deindividuation, disinhibition, and dehumanization are key factors in evil actions
Revenge is a natural consequence of destructive and harmful actions; war begets more war
Authoritarianism is the conceptual common denominator between war and patent law
July 31, 1790: New Nation Issues First Patent by Randy Alfred
http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/07/dayintech_0731
A Book that Changes Everything by Jeffrey A. Tucker
http://mises.org/story/3298
Ayn Rand's IP contradictions: http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/patents_and_copyrights.html
Do Patents Encourage or Hinder Innovation? The Case of the Steam Engine by Michele Boldrin, David K. Levine, and Alessandro Nuvolari
http://www.thefreemanonline.org/featured/do-patents-encourage-or-hinder-innovation-the-case-of-the-steam-engine/
Why do people seek to use legal protection rackets? Mainly, fear of not making money without them, in a free market and misunderstanding property in relation to the creative process, leading to control of others
It's vital to resolve the IP disagreement within the liberty movement, and logically define property rights
Complete Liberty IP Chapter: http://completeliberty.com/chapter6.php
audio version: http://completeliberty.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=208107
Daniel's site: http://warisimmoral.com
Brett's site and podcast: http://edu-lu-tion.com  and http://schoolsucks.podomatic.com
bumper music "War" by Pearl Jam (originally recorded by Edwin Starr)
http://www.pearljam.com/  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfBSXbuQfcw