Other Crap

"The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to take up a case involving one of the thornier questions in patent law: What makes an invention 'obvious'--and therefore unworthy of a patent?"

• This is one of the thorniest elements of intellectual property law, especially as it relates to the internet. People are alwasy claiming that they own the patent on something like the pop-up window, the .jpg, content delivered in a separate frame, and other such universal elements of web construction.
• According to the linked article, somebody claims he owns the patent on the gas pedal!