Comments on: Life for Scrabulous Addicts Is R-O-U-G-H http://pjmedia.com/blog/life-for-scrabulous-addicts-is-r-o-u-g-h/ Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:21:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: HeatherRadish http://pjmedia.com/blog/life-for-scrabulous-addicts-is-r-o-u-g-h/#comment-87153 HeatherRadish Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:15:10 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/life-for-scrabulous-addicts-is-r-o-u-g-h/#comment-87153 Oh, bah. There's a half-dozen online Scrabble communities. This only got any airtime because it's Facebook. (The real-life Scrabble tournament players are at www.isc.ro) Oh, bah. There’s a half-dozen online Scrabble communities. This only got any airtime because it’s Facebook.

(The real-life Scrabble tournament players are at http://www.isc.ro)

]]> By: John Moore http://pjmedia.com/blog/life-for-scrabulous-addicts-is-r-o-u-g-h/#comment-86643 John Moore Mon, 04 Aug 2008 04:34:30 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/life-for-scrabulous-addicts-is-r-o-u-g-h/#comment-86643 The real lesson here is that US Copyright laws are insane. They grant a monopoly, essentially forever. Precious intellectual output is tied up far longer than it should be, mocking the constitutional intent for Copyright. Patent law, which arguably covers inventions usually more important, grants only a 20 year monopoly (which is still too long in many fields). The frustrated Scrabulous players should be spelling letters to their congress-critters. The real lesson here is that US Copyright laws are insane. They grant a monopoly, essentially forever. Precious intellectual output is tied up far longer than it should be, mocking the constitutional intent for Copyright.

Patent law, which arguably covers inventions usually more important, grants only a 20 year monopoly (which is still too long in many fields).

The frustrated Scrabulous players should be spelling letters to their congress-critters.

]]> By: lee http://pjmedia.com/blog/life-for-scrabulous-addicts-is-r-o-u-g-h/#comment-86587 lee Mon, 04 Aug 2008 02:14:39 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/life-for-scrabulous-addicts-is-r-o-u-g-h/#comment-86587 "Online Scrabble players..." The urge to read on after this line was just too overwhelming. “Online Scrabble players…”

The urge to read on after this line was just too overwhelming.

]]> By: 2Dave http://pjmedia.com/blog/life-for-scrabulous-addicts-is-r-o-u-g-h/#comment-86490 2Dave Sun, 03 Aug 2008 22:03:07 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/life-for-scrabulous-addicts-is-r-o-u-g-h/#comment-86490 Cry me a river. Cry me a river.

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