Here is the score-card:

An electronic entity that identified itself as “Bala” invoked the Chesire Cat prerogative by insisting that the word “property” means only what Bala unilaterally deems it to mean.

The Great Bala then declared that anything intangible or intellectual does not fit in its definition of “property” and thus IP rights cannot exist. The Great Bala declared that “property” is that which the Great Bala deems “ought to” be owned by whomever the Great Bala deems to be the owner. So spake the Great Bala.

At that point the electronic entity, Step Back realized he was wasting electrons in attempting to engage with the anarchists/Libertarians over at Mises.org.

I have uncovered the fact that there is major rift in the anarchist/Libertarian movement as to whether IP rights are legitimate “property” rights. Ayn Rand says patents are legitimate. Kinsella and his minions are having a hissy fit over the disclosure of that “fact”. When the facts don’t suit them, they go all emotional and claim they are the ones who are the supreme rational beings.

You had to go and tell me about the Raider game.
It wasn’t all that festive anymore after the Raiders went down the way they did.

BTW, when are you guys going to come in and provide some tag team help at the Mises.org anti-patent thread? Yes, the Zohan has great powers, but even with them he is starting to get worn out chopping those turkeys down all by himself.

Hope your holidays went well.

Thanks for your continued support and reading IPWatchdog.com!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Enjoy the football and Turkey! (By the way, its Packers vs. Lions; Raiders vs. Cowboys; and Giants vs. Broncos)

-Gene

Dave

I’m having some pre-Thanksgiving fun with your old friend, Stephan Kinsella over at Mises.org.

He basically argues that all patents should be abolished at:
http://blog.mises.org/archives/011097.asp
(Title of his post is “Supreme Skepticism Toward Method Patents” but in essence he and his anarchist pals there want to trash all patents.)

Want to join in for some good old pre-Thanksgiving Day tail gate partying over there? After we finish brawling intellectually with those intellectual power houses, we can kick back, have a beer and watch the football games. (BTW, who’s playing?)

And remember: Have courage.

(Oops you can’t do that. Obama pardoned Courage. Enjoy another turkey and enjoy good times with friends and family. All the best –Steppy)