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IPR ideology trickles down: A former South Dakota lawmaker convicted of [a bunch of awful stuff] has sent news organizations what he claims is a copyright notice that seeks to prevent the use of his name without his consent. A letter and an accompanying document labeled “Common Law Copyright Notice” said former state Rep. Ted [...]

Posner snarks: “If you get old enough, you can commit a white-collar crime.”