Comment Re:People will always pay exactly what they want (Score 2) 188
I agree with you, but for sake of argument and as a former software pirate I would say most who do pirate AAA games can reason their decision at any price point.
This 2010 KSR Guidelines Update highlights case law developments on obviousness under 35 U.S.C. 103 since the 2007 decision by the United States Supreme Court (Supreme Court) in KSR Int’l Co. v. Teleflex Inc.
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Although I don't think the typical slashdot response to patent law issues is going to do much to persuade anyone. Might want to brush up on your patent law before you comment. This article might help a bit.
Somehow I doubt that the framers imagined it being used to pass legislation compelling all Americans to purchase something from private enterprise (the health insurance mandate) or telling them that they can't indulge in cannabis consumption in the privacy of their own homes.
Or owning slaves.
The money comes into PA from ads and whatnot, they direct most (if not all) of it Childs Play (therefore writing it all off as a 'donation' to themselves), and set themselves up as administrators (therefore avoiding paying payroll taxes).
Where's your source for this? Everything I've heard about the way Child's Play is set up is that they distance it from PA Inc. as much as possible for two reasons. The first being that they don't want the image of the comic to draw ire towards the charity. Secondly, they don't want the possible collapse of their company to take down the charity.
Software production is assumed to be a line function, but it is run like a staff function. -- Paul Licker
