Will Wilkinson decries patent trolling, which was covered recently by This American Life:
This is apparently a patent on streaming music over the internet. Naturally, you are familiar with PacketVideo's popular music streaming service. Oh, you're not? I guess that's because they don't offer one. So, Spotify is trying to make money offering a service that will make consumer's happy. (I'm using it right now. I think it's terrific.) PacketVideo is trying to make money doing what? Shaking down Spotify?
Kevin Drum investigates. Timothy Lee recommends abolishing all software patents.
The Dish 