Comments on: Using Licenses to Crush Your Enemies http://tuxrocket.com/archives/apps/646 Boosting Linux Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:14:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dave http://tuxrocket.com/archives/apps/646/comment-page-1#comment-20 Dave Thu, 21 May 2009 11:42:17 +0000 http://eazely.com/?p=646#comment-20 Wow, that is a silly law. Not surprising though- it seems like politicians use their creativity in strange ways, while ignoring common sense. Wow, that is a silly law. Not surprising though- it seems like politicians use their creativity in strange ways, while ignoring common sense.

]]> By: blowagie http://tuxrocket.com/archives/apps/646/comment-page-1#comment-19 blowagie Wed, 20 May 2009 18:40:32 +0000 http://eazely.com/?p=646#comment-19 "Wouldn’t it be more effective/funny to write something into the software that whenever it spotted the word Belgium, it refused to display it?" Did you know that Belgium that due to a very silly law suite, it's forbidden by law to air the song 'Frozen' by Madonna on the radio? It's also forbidden to sell CDs with that song. Actually, you've just thought of a patentable idea: create software that immediately shuts down your iPod/iPhone/radio when you're in Belgium and that song is recognized on your device. Oops, you've already published it. Now it can't be patented anymore. (Fortunately!) “Wouldn’t it be more effective/funny to write something into the software that whenever it spotted the word Belgium, it refused to display it?”

Did you know that Belgium that due to a very silly law suite, it’s forbidden by law to air the song ‘Frozen’ by Madonna on the radio? It’s also forbidden to sell CDs with that song.

Actually, you’ve just thought of a patentable idea: create software that immediately shuts down your iPod/iPhone/radio when you’re in Belgium and that song is recognized on your device.

Oops, you’ve already published it. Now it can’t be patented anymore. (Fortunately!)

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