News feeds have been running a story recently regarding Homeland Security Suits visiting a toystore, seemingly with the sole intention of enforcing intellectual property rights.
When the two agents arrived at the store, the lead agent asked Cox whether she carried a toy called the Magic Cube, which he said was an illegal copy of the Rubik’s Cube, one of the most popular toys of all time.
The patent for Rubik’s Cube was issued in 1980, and has expired. This means that the patent can no longer be used to restrict the production of immitation toys of similar design.
Agents of the Department of Homeland Security, acting both outside what I assumed to be the point of their existance, and legality, ordered this woman to pull the ‘Magic Cube’ product from her shelves.
People yell and scream about the seperation of Church and State, but seem to have nothing to say about the Capitalists and State.