IPDuck: "Don't negotiate with terrorists"

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

"Don't negotiate with terrorists"

Drew Curtis, the head of one of my favorite humor web sites, www.fark.com, gave an interesting TED talk on his experience being sued by a patent troll. His advice won't work for everyone, but it's interesting.

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patent litigationApril 27, 2012 at 8:15 PM
Wasn't the Supreme Court's recent Bilski ruling supposed to liberate us from ridiculous patent litigation like this? If someone slaps you with this kind of lawsuit, you should definitely hit back. Good on Mr. Curtis!
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Why a Duck?

The "IP" part of this blog's title is self-explanatory -- the abbreviation for the shorthand term "intellectual property." But what to call the humor part of the name? It turns out that the duck is the funniest animal alive. A 2002 study confirms that jokes mentioning ducks are funnier than others.

If you think about it, that makes sense. Think of the funniest joke you know, and replace one of the characters with a duck. It instantly becomes even funnier. You might not even need the punchline. For example, which is funnier:
"A priest, a rabbi, and a minister walk into a bar . . . "
-- OR --
"A priest, a rabbi, and a duck walk into a bar . . . "

And needless to say, "Weird Al" Yankovic's "I Want a New Duck" is MUCH funnier than Huey Lewis' "I Want a New Drug."