I don't see a complete list of the signatories in the linked article, but if the named three stopped inflicting their "music" on us, I might dance a jig.

Ok, probably a bit unfair to say Indonesia mostly sucks based entirely off this, my buddy loved the place. But the government certainly seems to suck, and there are sizeable portions of the population who subscribe to stone age world views.

See title. My buddy was there over New Years 2015 at a hostel, cops came by and told them not to have any New Years celebration. A few people gathered on the beach anyway after midnight to hang out. Locals came by with clubs and machetes and attacked a few locals who were hanging with the foreigners. Cops came by after a long and highly suspicious delay, and let all the attackers off. Indonesia mostly sucks. That said, Bali and the Gili islands are pretty awesome.

Same here. Bravo, Mr. cook.

So now I can look forward to being aggressively proselytized on the web as well as by obnoxious yokels in the real world. Wonderful.

They are required by the rules of ethics to provide zealous representation to their client, even if the client is a pro bono client.

Nothing will save your castles from the rising tide!

Yes, Apple is free to do what they wish with their store, and we are free not to pay for their overpriced and overhyped products when saddled in this manner.

Don't bother replying Apple fanbois, I'm not interested. It's just another corporation acting in its own best interest.

Maybe you should suggest that to this guy.

Not that I totally disagree with you, but inheritance basically works the same way. There is a principled argument that inheritance should be capped because it encourages sloth among the children of the wealthy. The counter argument is that the wealthy will not work as hard to produce during their lifetimes if they are not able to leave their estates to their children upon death.

Actually, China is fairly respectful of IP, so long as it is Chinese IP that is being protected. As far as the rest of TRIPS members goes, they are working on it and making progress.

Also, I don't know where this vitriol against the term intellectual property comes from. The first thing any IP lawyer learns is that IP is not property per se. IP is just an umbrella term to encompass copyright, trademark, and patents, which have certain attributes akin to property but important distinctions that separate them from traditional property. The term intellectual property may be a relatively recent creation, but most of the legal doctrines are not. The problems most IP opponents have are with the developing doctrine, I don't see why they waste breath on attacking the term itself. Calling it propaganda strikes me as a bit over the top.