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WhiteDog
France8650 Posts
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JonnyBNoHo
United States6277 Posts
Patent Trolls Have A New Enemy On Wednesday, Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) has introduced “the Innovation Act,” a bill designed to attack patent trolling. It’s a bipartisan effort compiled from previous bills from both sides of the aisle, and it’s attracted the praise of a number of public interest groups, including Public Knowledge and the Electronic Frontier Foundation—the latter calls it the “Best Troll-Killing Bill Yet.” The Innovation Act would target the parts of the legal system most abused by patent trolls: the threshold for bringing a complaint, the liability and transparency of the party alleging infringement, and the cost for parties of defending against a suit. ... Link More please  | ||
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Doublemint
Austria8538 Posts
A bipartisan bill in the US? What happened there? | ||
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Sbrubbles
Brazil5776 Posts
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DoubleReed
United States4130 Posts
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JonnyBNoHo
United States6277 Posts
Administration to adjust health care penalty deadline guidance The White House said Wednesday that it may announce revised guidance about the date by when Americans are required to purchase health insurance. ... Meanwhile, Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia was already drafting a bill earlier Wednesday to delay the mandate for a year, his spokesman said. And Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-NH, on Wednesday called for an extension of the open enrollment period to allow people more time to purchase coverage; Democratic Sen. Mark Pryor of Arkansas said he supported Shaheen's "common sense idea" in a statement. ... Link | ||
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JimSocks
United States968 Posts
but then again it was the repubs that forced the removal of the public option. fuckin they neutered the bill and now complain it sucks. | ||
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Sub40APM
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Sub40APM
6336 Posts
On October 26 2013 00:42 DoubleReed wrote: I wonder if I can patent trolling... Anyone can do it. You just need enough cash to pay for the patent office application and I guess the knowledge of what to patent so you can troll it later. | ||
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mordek
United States12704 Posts
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renoB
United States170 Posts
They should just patent the act of patent trolling. And on a side note, do you think the rep makes coffee well? | ||
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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has threatened to block the nomination of Janet Yellen to chair the Federal Reserve, CNBC reported Friday. Citing a source close to Paul, CNBC wrote that the Kentucky Republican "is insisting on a vote on his Fed transparency bill, and has informed Senate leadership of his intentions." The bill in question, the Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2011, would eliminate current audit restrictions placed on the Government Accountability Office and require the Fed to undergo a complete audit by a specific deadline. Similar legislation was championed in the House by Paul's father, former GOP presidential candidate and Texas Rep. Ron Paul. The senator hinted at his plans in a video message Thursday for his father's political group, Campaign for Liberty. "There's no time to waste. Right now, the U.S. Senate is preparing to debate and confirm the new Obama nominee to chair the Federal Reserve," Paul says in a voiceover. "I say not so fast. I say vote no on a new Fed chairman without a vote on my Audit the Fed bill." Source | ||
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farvacola
United States18828 Posts
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HunterX11
United States1048 Posts
Ron Paul's "audit the Fed" bill was also supported by Dennis Kucinich, of all people! Even though of course Paul's (and now Paul's) motivations are more along the lines of "END THE FED", this is probably one of those broken-clock good ideas. | ||
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zlefin
United States7689 Posts
I'd also add a rule like that to the nomination process; anyone nominated by the President to fill a position must be voted on by the Senate within X days (I dont' know how long it should be, maybe 90 days or 180 days); if the Senate fails to hold a vote by that time the nominee is automatically confirmed. | ||
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Sub40APM
6336 Posts
On October 26 2013 05:19 HunterX11 wrote: Ron Paul's "audit the Fed" bill was also supported by Dennis Kucinich, of all people! Even though of course Paul's (and now Paul's) motivations are more along the lines of "END THE FED", this is probably one of those broken-clock good ideas. good ideas? this is literally one of the dumbest ideas from the GOP's crazy wing. And they have lots of really stupid ideas. | ||
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Sermokala
United States13955 Posts
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Souma
2nd Worst City in CA8938 Posts
On October 26 2013 05:29 Sub40APM wrote: good ideas? this is literally one of the dumbest ideas from the GOP's crazy wing. And they have lots of really stupid ideas. What's so bad about auditing the Fed? | ||
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HunterX11
United States1048 Posts
On October 26 2013 05:29 Sub40APM wrote: good ideas? this is literally one of the dumbest ideas from the GOP's crazy wing. And they have lots of really stupid ideas. The GOP's crazy wing comes up with all sorts of ideas that are anti-plutocracy because they genuinely don't understand what side their bread is buttered on, so in that sense some of the only good ideas from the Republicans come from the crazy ones. | ||
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FrankDaTank
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