I agree, but part of the problem is that people don't change carriers on a whim, so it's very difficult to effectively vote with your wallet. Also, they are just colluding anyway. I don't think it will change unless the government steps in and forces it.

I think everyone has a bit of confirmation bias when they think about the place they choose as their home, so asking someone why they choose to live somewhere is always a loaded question. That said, there are better places and worse places. But they are all places, with their own sort of charm and their own advantages…

$25 fee, even if you pay with your bank account? Or is that a credit card fee? My landlord has that as well and there is a fee for credit card payments. I use their direct deposit option, which is free and avoids me having to write checks every month.

Well, to some, the definition of professional is merely someone who is paid for their work.

They could call it March of the Rover.

Did you know that - shock horror - Apple exclusively only has ads for their own products on their homepage?

They also advertised the Nexus One on their homepage. So What?

It reminds me of the brown Zune.

In my estimation (and I am not a lawyer), what the outcome of the case does is it sets a precedent (Some may argue, a dangerous one) of responsibility and puts a number value on this type of patent infringement.

It looks like they allowed user-submitted POIs on that photo.

Has it been around since before 1999? 1989? Honest question. If so they have a chance at proving prior art on the patent and invalidating it.

The lawsuit was about whether they were on even footing in that competition, and as the jury saw it, they were not.

Step 1: Offend a (preferably large) group of readers.

"Generally don't need" is a bit different from "no one should be allowed to have" don't you think?

That's what I would think. As far as I knew, the only thing that can't be discharged would be a student loan, but I'm by no means an expert on the subject.

Bankruptcy at least only screws you for like a decade. If he has to pay this off it's like he just bought a McMansion and he isn't allowed to live in it.

*Kazaa

Seriously though, can he declare bankruptcy and get rid of this or will it stay with him forever? I have a hard time believing that the RIAA will actually ever collect this ridiculous sum of money from the kid.

Kazaa*

It's wrong, wash bucket. Oh, it would be sweet for a while, but in the back of our minds we'd know that I'm a man and you're janitorial equipment.