I provided several dot-point examples in one of my recent posts of ideas/inventions that could be considered as IP. I'd sincerely like to see some of you quote that section and provide your opinions on each of them as to how you think they should be treated, and your justification/logic for each one.

The devil seems to be in the details, and I guess that's why a court has to decide. And that's one of the big problems with IP. Proponents of IP laws want to say that "it's just another type of property." But it's not like real/actual/physical property at all. If it was, we could define v...

Two Pet Cats Have Tested Positive for Coronavirus and We Don’t Like This One Bit https://www.themarysue.com/coronavirus-kitties-oh-no/ I was actually thinking the other day that my wife goes to extreme lengths to keep our Amazon packages "quarantined" for a couple of days, then removes th...

Because your child is not a brand and you're not prostituting him/her out for profit in any way, shape or form. I think you're getting caught up on it being my child. What if it's my name? Maybe I change my name to some new word I've invented. I should get to own all rights to that word and prevent...

...So naturally millions of people pay only the $2, and I get nothing after putting my blood, sweat, and tears into the movie. Are you saying that it is okay for the third party to do that according to natural law? I'll give you the short answer: "Yes." A longer answer, is that I feel lik...

Vinny, here's the full Dog vs Cat op-ed: EV8CHN0XQAAmZvp.jpg That is hilarious. Found the text at the WSJ. I didn't read it until after I posted it. I think the idea was clever, and it was a mostly-funny read, but I suspect the author has never been a cat owner based on this quote (written by the c...

Vinny, here's the full Dog vs Cat op-ed:

This is exactly what I pointed out. Vinny She got a forgivable loan. Her employees hate her for it. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/smallbusiness/she-got-a-forgivable-loan-her-employees-hate-her-for-it/ar-BB132POb?ocid=spartanntp Great read. Yeah, that sucks. I feel for her. She needs the loan to a...

Doing a bit more Googling on "Natural rights" I found this lengthy article written by Murray Rothbard: Introduction to Natural Law https://mises.org/library/introduction-natural-law It includes this quote from Professor James A. Sadowsky, from his book "Private Property and Collective...

In order to decide if something is moral or not, one needs a source of absolute right and wrong that almost everyone agrees upon. What is that in this case? hint: It’s not the bible O0 As I mentioned before, I like to use the term "natural rights" to avoid conflict with atheists, etc. Tak...

CT, I sincerely appreciate your considered and deliberate responses. It makes contentious debate so much nicer. How many places can you find good solid debate at this level? Well done. Mark, I'm sort of new to this forum (well, I joined about 10 years ago, I think, but then the forum software chang...

vnatale wrote: ↑Wed Apr 22, 2020 6:02 pmOther than that tiny bit of white I would have thought you'd taken a picture of my Mink!

Oh, I thought your black cat had a white bib, too?

I use "right" in the same way Harry Browne did. As in they don't exist in any form. The only "rights" you have are the ones you have power or influence to make happen. Thus, knowing that I can't prevent thieves from trying to steal, I acknowledge that this is part of the real wo...

And one more comment on my earlier rant on IP theft... I don't think it matters one way or another whether we can all come to agreement on what is right or wrong or moral or immoral. It's irrelevant. Morality and legality don't even factor in. I fully acknowledge the right of low life scum to try a...

As things have felt a bit more contentious today (see IP thread), I'll bump the cat thread. Here's my other girl (Poppy):


My older iPhone SE doesn't have a great camera, but this will have to do.

The comments about Social Security seem off-topic, but we've never let that stop us before here, so I'll just chime in briefly... I recognize SS as being a Ponzi scheme. It's also been shown that a lot of the higher-earners put more in than they will ever get back out, and a lot of lower-earners end...

I've been a software developer since before that term was invented. I'm not sure if this comment was meant to imply some greater experience-level on your part, or not. I'll try not to read into that too much, other than to say that I graduated with my Computer Science degree back in 1993, so I've b...

"1) Would you be willing to sign a contract which allowed you to go back to work with the stipulation that should you get sick with COVID-19, that hospitals would be allowed to put you in the back of the line (compared to someone who was not willing to sign such a contract)? " If you agre...

For anyone not following that IP thread, check it out. I called in the big guns.

This isn't just a theoretical issue to me, by the way. I'm currently in negotiations regarding several software inventions that I have invented over the last several years. I believe they are major because they enable the efficient use of new hardware technology. Right, so no offense, but you're al...

For anyone here who would like to read an extended and serious debate about IP, message me and I'll send you a gift copy of Origitent (https://www.amazon.com/Origitent-Why-Original-Content-Property-ebook/dp/B07DRQ9NWC). This offer is good for up to 90 copies in total, one per person. Is that you? D...

Anyways, I find it kinda interesting that your justification for being against IP laws echoes the same thought process of that Chinese factory owner raised with the Communist mindset. Not to say you're a Commie. ;) Just pointing out another side to the story on the small business level rather than ...

The people who tend to oppose the lockdowns are those who have an established job or career that they still depend on heavily (i.e., retirement isn't yet a good option). Especially if remote work isn't an option for them. I think it's worth breaking this group into two. As you stated, the ones in t...

Maybe at some point we can start a separate thread to discuss this fascinating and controversial (admittedly non-coronavirus-related) topic. :) And for anyone interested, dualstow has done exactly that: Intellectual Property (IP) & Theft https://www.gyroscopicinvesting.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f...

I never said I had the right to someone else's money. I said that another person didn't have the right to profit off of my time and money. Those are two entirely different things. Your "time" doesn't have any inherent value, except to you. If it takes you 2 weeks to make a table, and I ca...