Comments on: Janke, Yankee, and How Early America Was a Nation of Pirates

By: patenthitman

patenthitman — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:38:21 +0000

Speaking of patent troll… I’d like to suggest a defense to patent trolls and frivolous patent lawsuits!

http://patenthitman.com/

By: broder otuktad

broder otuktad — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 22:35:33 +0000

great flag, too lazy to read the hole article

By: binsymusic

binsymusic — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

This is old news as the book has been out for ages good analysis though. And the book is well worth checking out. Great read.

By: bozobalbo

bozobalbo — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Interesting point. It seems that the paper back has had a May 1st release bringing the book to a new readership. I wonder how Mason feels about his book being pirated as an eBook? http://torrentfreak.com/book-authors-see-bittorrent-as-a-promotional-tool-080428/

By: bgeer

bgeer — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

“For he argues that the reason why the United States was able to industrialize as quickly as it did during the 18th and 19th centuries is because we basically ignored European copyright laws and patents.”

The use of slave labour on a massive scale might have had something to do with it too…