Yours or Mine?

The editorial I read was "Abusive and Frivolous Patent Suits" from the New York Times. It was about how Congress is attempting to create a way to weed out moronic patent suits, or people seeing for ridiculous patent infringements. The author(s) pointed out that patents were issued to give inventors complete control over their creations but in recent history so many people have issues law suits against companies for licensing fees, or in other terms, a quick buck. The editorial states that the cost of litigating fees and licensing fees cost up to billions of dollars a year even though the paten suits or so vague it is a wonder they were ever granted.

The author(s) state that lawmakers are concerned about people who use small business over this. They clearly are against the "frivolous patent suits" and are encouraging congress to step up and do something about this. They do accurately represent the facts by using facts to back up their editorial instead of opinion, which that also use. Some words they use, such as "frivolous"  and "careful" while applying their own thoughts on the topic. Towards the end it also says they hope the new rules are not too strict to the point it hurts actual inventors and businesses.

It was very informative, especially considering it's not a widely popular topic. I was able to gather all of the important info from this. The writer did seem to be opinionated, but they were also able to justify their opinion rather than just saying "I'm right and that is all". As stated above they mention how much money is being spent on this and that number is ridiculous, especially considering how that money could be spent elsewhere.

It did a good job of bringing to light a problem not many people know about. I suppose that is what an editorial was supposed to do; talk about something that is not widely known. This topic is also reminiscent of arguments about welfare; how people are taking advantage of the system. People are creating law suits over the smallest of patents.  I know big name companies like Apple and Samsung are always in court trying to settle paten infringements, which is a little frustrating when you think about it. There are things so small you have to wonder if any one person should have ultimate control over it.

The Wolf of Home Entrainment..Street

I read a review of The Wolf of Wall Street Blu Ray set. However you would never have known tat it was for the Blur Ray if you did not read the title. The review itself was basically a review for the movie. It started out praising every little bit of the film including Leonardo DiCaprio’s performance, Jonah Hill’s performance and Martin Scorsese directing. In fact, the reviewer went so far as to say that not only was this the best performance DiCprio gave, the film is one of the Scorsese has made, right up there with Taxi Driver, Goodfellas and Raging Bull.

I have seen the film and let me tell you, wow, the film is insane. It is literally three hours of sex and drugs, and I loved every minute of it. The review kind of made me chuckle because of how tame it actual was. If you have seen the movie you will know how hard it will be. The movie will most likely never see the light of day on cable television because all the censoring would probably cut the films original run time, the hours, to about 15 minutes.

I agreed with the reviewer for the most part. I do think everyone’s performance was top notch, but I would not go as far as saying it is his or her best. Well, it was certainly the best for Jonah Hill, but Dicaprio, and most recently Matthew McCaughey, have put in most substantial roles before. As for Scorsese, I feel like the movie is a nice addition to his filmography, but the three hours feels a little bloated and in fact he struggled in the editing room to get the theatrical cut. The film was original meant for an October release date but was pushed to late December to give him more time in the editing room. I think if he had more time it would have made for a much better movie.

            I would have liked to read an actual review of the special features; however once I read the last paragraph I could not really fault the author for it. The reviewer said there was only one extra and it was the basic making –of video, which was only 17 minutes long. I am a fan of DVD or Blu Ray extras; I must be one of the few people who actually watch the directors commentary. The Blu Ray comes with a DVD and digital copy, and I will most certainly make this a must buy.