The RP’s Weekly Web Gems: The Politics of Tech

The British government has come out to say that they believe copyright laws in the UK have been stretched to far, in that they are over-regulating and hurting individuals. The probability of new exceptions is certainly a reason to rejoice if you live in the UK. [ars technica]

The XKCD view on the Mac vs. PC debate. [XKCD]

Mark Cuban, owner of the NBA franchise the Dallas Mavericks, recently weighed in on the topics of job creation and patent abuse. He tied the two together by stating that technology companies spend far too much time fussing over patent laws, which in turn causes them to focus less on the creation of new jobs. Not to mention the vast amounts of money it takes to deal seriously with patent law and litigation. [blog maverick]

Staying on the topic of patents, Google has accused Apple, Microsoft, and Oracle of creating “a hostile, organized campaign against Android…waged through bogus patents.” These are fighting words coming from Google, but they only help to underscore the point made in the previous link from Mark Cuban. [The Next Web]