Well said. Actually, sometimes it ...
Trademarks are poor misunderstood things.
Way back when, trademarks were called hallmarks, makers’ marks, earmarks and brands.
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    According to a press release from The Australian Sex Party (who would, I daresay, like everyone to just plain loosen up a little)… well, we’re going to be talking about some adult material. Let’s put that after the fold. I have an interesting observation. If the Australian Classification Board or the Australian Communications and Media Authority tell me that something might offend me… well, they’ve got a 100% miss-rate so far. On the other hand, if I want to be offended, I just have to watch a commercial-break on television or (in a pinch) go out and look at a few billboards. You know, those things that they’ve generally okayed as being acceptable. Jump to the new comic, or click the banner to begin at the first one:
Thanks for everyone who came in-world for John Jainschigg and Kim Smith’s interview with me about the comic and whatnot. It was scary and great talking with you all!
Let’s try phrasing that a little differently. Intellectual property is a funny thing. That’s funny-strange, not funny-ha-ha – although I imagine that depends a little on your perspective. You see intellectual property has an unfortunate name, because it isn’t actually property in the conventional sense and doesn’t conform to the same rules that govern other kinds of tangible or intangible property. The last time I clearly remember buying software was sometime in the 1980s. Oh, I still go to stores and pay for software, over and over – and so do you, but if you read the EULAs closely, you’ll find that the makers would have it that you are not purchasing anything at all. You might think you bought it, but as far as they’re concerned, you’re making a contract, not buying a product. A bunch of people ask me fairly often why I’m so keen on the Imprudence viewer for Second Life. This is why. Public libraries – you know, if the library hadn’t already been developed (about 4,000 years ago, give or take), and you were proposing a public library system for books right now, you know what would happen? 
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