[PLUG-TALK] NewEgg 1, Patent Trolls 0

[Rich Shepard]

On Mon, 28 Jan 2013, wes wrote:

> for the time being, carriers are still consenting to unlocks once
> contracts have been fulfilled. I think this is a move designed to enforce
> the contracts. too many people signing up for contracts to get the free
> (but expensive) phone, and then hacking it and selling it.

wes,

   The author of The Atlantic article makes the broader point that it should
be up to Congress to make laws, not the Librarian of Congress.

   And this is not an isolated case of unelected bureaucrats deciding how to
interpret statutes. I run into these situations far too often in my work.

Rich