If someone can "own" a word, or a particular series of words, and if they are able to slap lawsuits and cease-and-desist letters from high-priced attorneys on anyone who even approximates their protected verbiage, then in the long run we are all screwed.
I read an article at Bloomberg today which at first I mistook for some satire piece from The Onion. But then I realized that it wasn't funny. It seems the nation's billionaires are joining forces to gripe about their perceived persecution by the "imbecilic" Occupy movement. I've responded to some choice quotes.
Is it true? Some people claim you can get out of all sorts of trouble by invoking your individual sovereignty and rejecting the assertion that you and all caps YOU are one and the same. There are two reasons why I think this portion of the conspiracy theory is utter bullshit.
