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Obama To Sign 'America Invents Act of 2011' Today
ideonexus writes "President Obama will be signing the 'America Invents Act of 2011' into law today at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Va. The bill will transition America from a 'first-to-invent" to a 'first-to-file" country, but critics argue that the bill fails to address the more important problem that 'nobody can tell what a patent covers until they've spent months or years working it out, often in the courts.'"
Like the PATRIOT act. The title is an ironic opposite of what the act actually does.
"When information is power, privacy is freedom" - Jah-Wren Ryel
Invents a better way to screw Americans.
Seven puppies were harmed during the making of this post.
Clear Skies Act, No Child Left Behind...
First to file.
Now.
Raise filing fees and barriers to protect incumbent interests.
Why not? In Amerika today, money has already become the right to vote, and the right to speech.
"Flyin' in just a sweet place,
Never been known to fail..."
The defense against it is simple. Do your research and publish it ALL to the public. Release it and get it out there Creative commons licensing eliminates the possibility of your idea being patented and stolen from you.
Stop being selfish asshats. Invent and release it to the wild.
Do not look at laser with remaining good eye.