CategoryLaw
Proposed Oregon Initiative Would Outlaw Animal Agriculture and Hunting
Behind the cruelty‑free branding lies a campaign to dismantle farming and hunting
How Far Will Experimenting on the Unborn Go?
We have been told by some bioethicists that a born baby is no different morally than a fetus, so why stop there?
NY Governor Hochul to Sign Assisted-Suicide Legalization Bill
Liberalization started even before the bill was signed
Does It Matter WHY a Chatbot Slanders You?
Google’s AI chatbot service blames users’ questions and unfixable software for the bot’s shocking defamation of a man’s character
And — No Surprise, Really — Now It’s WILD Animals’ Rights
Like many progressive activists, Michael Burrows is far less concerned with our welfare than that of animals. He even opposes conservation efforts because these involve human control
The Dismaying Harms of “Harm Reduction”
Do we love our addicted countrymen enough to insist that they diligently engage in programs to restore themselves to lives of dignity and self-respect? Harm reduction isn’t that
Case Study: How Not to Sue AI for Libel
Totalitarian ‘Nature Rights’ Legislation in U.K. House of Lords
This is the most draconian and potentially tyrannical “nature rights” proposal I have yet seen
NYU Law School Clinic Attempting to Obtain Copyright for a Forest
The claim is that the forest is the co-creator of a song in which nature sounds are used
Hollywood A Listers To Star in a Pro-Assisted Suicide Movie
How many pro-euthanasia movies/TV episodes have there been? How many with the opposite message?
Monkey Wrenched: Science & the Specter of Private Truth
The landscape in which science flourishes has greatly changed. A rising power threatens even popular science staples like Darwinism. I call that new power “private truth.”
Should ‘Nature’ Own Stock in Companies?
Which aspect of nature would be in control? Flora? Fauna? Geological features? Mosquitoes?The question of whether nature should own stock is ridiculous on its face. But that doesn’t stop environmental radicals from furthering that cause. Indeed, at least one privately held company has put “nature” on its board of directors. Now, a leading New Zealand law firm Parry Field — which represents nonprofit organizations — has published a paper urging that “nature” become an owner of companies. The author, one of the partners, named Steven Moe, goes wrong right off the bat. From “Nature as a Shareholder“: When speaking, I often hold up an apple and ask what the potential is — maybe an apple pie, sliced into a salad, or perhaps some apple cider? No — the true potential are the seeds inside which Read More ›
Decode or Be Deceived: Read What Authorities Say Carefully
Increasingly we must examineclaims from experts — human or AI —carefully, instead of adopting their clever sound bites
Wisconsin Bill Pending to Ban ‘Nature Rights’ Ordinances
Wisconsin State Senator Steve Nass argues that philosophically, the “rights of nature” concept is incompatible with America’s founding principles
Defending a Patent: Lessons from Tech Entrepreneur Hal Philipp
In Part 2 of a 3-part interview, Philipp — inventor of the modern touchscreen — tells Robert J. Marks and Bradley Norris about his struggles with AppleWhen we swipe a phone or tap a touchscreen, few of us realize how much engineering — and legal grit — underlies that simple gesture. In an interview with Mind Matters podcasting, inventor Hal Philipp traces the path from lone tinkerer to successful founder, and finally to weary veteran of patent warfare. Philipp, a key inventor behind modern capacitive sensing and touchscreens, delivers a sober message for innovators: invention is only half the battle; defending your invention can define your company’s fate. From Single-Point Touch to a Full Touchscreen Philipp’s early work focused on single-channel capacitive sensors — one-button touch or proximity detection. The breakthrough came when he generalized the idea into linear touch sliders and then into a circular Read More ›
International Tribunals Grant Rights to Nature, Restrict Energy
This means restricting fossil fuel development, including in areas where people are currently living in destitution
Academia Embraces the Unscientific Religion of ‘Nature Rights’
Cambridge University Press’s call for boosting the rights of nature is straight out of Gaia theory that holds that the Earth is a living being. That is not a science-based premise
Can AI Legally Be Trained Using All the Books in the World?
Judge rules in support of chatbot Claude — except when training materials are pirated