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It's not a coincidence that there's so much litigation and so little good music coming out anymore.

The Verve Sued Again Over 'Bitter Sweet Symphony' Recording copyright at issue in suit by former Rolling Stones producer and manager. by Contributing Editor Christopher O'Connor The Verve's "Bitter Sweet Symphony" samples a symphonic recording of the Rolling Stones' "The Last Time." ( )...

The amount of royalties owed to the Chinese for their invention of movable type printing and paper, would be in the trillions if not zillions if patents should be enforced ad infinitum. Mind you, paper books were the preferred media format for over a thousand years.

Same could be said about the Romans and British empires who stole every Chinese invention as listed on this thread.

Nay. Patents eventually lead to monopolies and legacy revenues. If Joe wants to invent a new machine which also utilizes a few patented parts, he may not be inclined to since he will have to pay for them. Patents were originally administered by European monarchs to the aristocrats and...

To a typical Chinese, it probably seems rather strange that someone owns the rights to something, like fire or steel.

Patent is just a European invention to create legacies and cement class division through an invisible form of taxation.

It's been this way for as long as I can remember.

What % chance do you have to score with the hottest girl at the party? Most will fail, but a few may win.

Yes, you are correct. But you can buy it back before 30 days and just adjust the cost basis of the new purchase as follows.. Example: Some time ago you bought 80 shares of XYZ at $50. The stock has declined to $30, and you sell it to take the loss deduction. But then you see some good news...

Melissa looks like she's been packing alot of bulgoki meat lately.

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Right, intelligence has nothing to do with excelling at anything.

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The Chinese invented pretty much everything. The Romans scammed everything and stamped it their own. I guess "prizes" weren't around thousands of years ago to celebrate these things. The majority of US patents of the past 20 years were developed by Asian scientists working for US...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IQ_and_the_Wealth_of_Nations India is 60th in the world by IQ. Must be a caste thing, the Brahmins (teachers, scholars and priests), are a minority in Injya. Most Injuns are of the Vaishyas (traders), and Sudras (agriculturists, service providers). Slaves...

Fed prints $35 billion more in fake money - Gold Bullion anyone?August 10th, 2007 The Federal Reserve has decided to make stock market junkies, big loan institutions and other big conglomerates that live off of the health of the American economy happy by assuring they will print off as much...

The fed controls money supply EVERYDAY which directly controls value. Imagine if the market dictated money supply, the dollar would not be where it is now. Both scenarios, China and US, there is a body which influences price, independent of a free market. Mr. Greenspan once understood...

Since when does the fed not step in to directly control money supply and value? That's their job. The market doesn't decide fed policy. The FED DOES. I know what your point is, I'm just correcting them along the way. You're right about 180 now from where you began.

The Yuan has appreciated approximately 8% vs. the dollar this year. Your arguments are flawed.