Magistrates in the Tang Dynasty in early China were also eager to avoid the formal legal system and so encouraged parties to resolve disputes amicably between themselves.[9] In contrast, the United States’ patent law can be seen in the case of Twentieth Century Music Corp. v. [read post]

" Of course, the reason may be that Article V dooms us to failure with regard to any such efforts, so it's simply easier to continue with small- or medium-size reforms (many of them, I hasten to add, that are fine ideas) than even to discuss any more ambitious alternatives. [read post]