The problem would be that Verizon would be setting a bad precedence. As in the case of Peter Usher, what would stop the ISP from giving you up if another lawsuit drops?
... companies will suffer. I don't think that they have the resources (reads $money$) to challenge an AOL or Microsoft. Wasn't there a similar claim about a patent for hyperlinks?? Does anyone know if the Patent Office is even looking into this??? Sounds like a lot of patents went through that are commonplace technologies on the web. Kinda like having a patent for an 'common building entry way' and suing everyone who has a door. Where were they three years ago during the dot-com age? Wouldn't they have made more money then collecting patent fees?
I have to agree. The structure of the show has changed since it's incarnation. Originally it profiled all the goofs of Bart but then switch to how many crazy things Homer can do. It's also change the presentation of the show. Most show would start with a story and finish with it but somehow it was heartwarming (i.e. episode where Homer floods the town but the family is on the rooftops enjoying themselves). Recent shows throw so much out that it costantly switches gears before the show is over. The Homer Phobia is a good example since it starts with Bart destroying the dryer (while running a lottery, isn't this a story enough or was this cover too much?) and ending about Homer trying to keep his son from being gay. There just no sense of A to B anymore. Not saying that the show is bad, it's still the best on TV for one-liners and dumb antics, just seems so much more like a variety show than a sitcom.
If Congress is trying to fight for the protection of the youth, how comes it's not a felony to allow minors into R-rated movies??? It's kinda one-sided just to attack videogames.
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The problem would be that Verizon would be setting a bad precedence. As in the case of Peter Usher, what would stop the ISP from giving you up if another lawsuit drops?
... companies will suffer. I don't think that they have the resources (reads $money$) to challenge an AOL or Microsoft. Wasn't there a similar claim about a patent for hyperlinks?? Does anyone know if the Patent Office is even looking into this??? Sounds like a lot of patents went through that are commonplace technologies on the web. Kinda like having a patent for an 'common building entry way' and suing everyone who has a door. Where were they three years ago during the dot-com age? Wouldn't they have made more money then collecting patent fees?
I have to agree. The structure of the show has changed since it's incarnation. Originally it profiled all the goofs of Bart but then switch to how many crazy things Homer can do. It's also change the presentation of the show. Most show would start with a story and finish with it but somehow it was heartwarming (i.e. episode where Homer floods the town but the family is on the rooftops enjoying themselves). Recent shows throw so much out that it costantly switches gears before the show is over. The Homer Phobia is a good example since it starts with Bart destroying the dryer (while running a lottery, isn't this a story enough or was this cover too much?) and ending about Homer trying to keep his son from being gay. There just no sense of A to B anymore. Not saying that the show is bad, it's still the best on TV for one-liners and dumb antics, just seems so much more like a variety show than a sitcom.
If Congress is trying to fight for the protection of the youth, how comes it's not a felony to allow minors into R-rated movies??? It's kinda one-sided just to attack videogames.