Rise of the Patent Troll: An "Everything is a Remix" Special Presentation

For more information and to take action visit: http://fixpatents.org Written & Directed by Kirby Ferguson His new series is: http://thisisnotaconspiracytheory.com All music by YACHT http://www.PlasticSoul.tv Illustration by Sam Kalda http://www.samkalda.com Animation by Louis Wesolowsky http://louiswes.com Adam Carolla's Save Our Podcasts Legal Defense Fund http://fundanything.com/en/campaigns/patenttroll Everything is a Remix http://www.everythingisaremix.info/watch-the-series/ Statistic Sources: https://www.patentfreedom.com/about-npes/litigations/ http://patentlyo.com/patent/2013/03/chien-patent-trolls.html http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2091210#%23 Additional Reading: http://engine.is https://www.eff.org http://www.patentprogress.org https://www.patentfreedom.com http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/docs/patent_report.pdf http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/09/03/the-patent-troll-crisis-is-really-a-software-patent-crisis/ http://www.wired.com/2013/06/everything-you-need-to-know-about-trolls-the-patent-kind/

Kirby Ferguson adds another chapter to his series Everything Is A Remix.

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Antonio Ortiz has always been an autodidact with an eclectic array of interests. Fascinated with technology, advertising and culture he has forged a career that combines them all. In 1991 Antonio developed one of the very first websites to market the arts. It was text based, only available to computer scientists, and increased attendance to the Rutgers Arts Center where he had truly begun his professional career. Since then Antonio has been an early adopter and innovator merging technology and marketing with his passion for art, culture and entertainment. For a more in-depth look at those passions, visit SmarterCreativity.com.