Don't Be Evil

I'd like to believe that Microsoft is trying to tie up this patent so that it can sue people who try to violate this patent, all in the name of being a red blooded american company, but I'm not optimistic.

On the other hand, hey, a neat idea for a public interest IP firm. Patent all of the evil ideas, and keep people from using them. After all, there's no such thing as compulsory licensing,right?

Purportedly Via Slashdot:

Your Rights Online: Microsoft Seeking to Patent Automatic Censorship: "theodp writes 'Microsoft is back at the USPTO, this time seeking a patent for the automatic censorship of audio data for broadcast, a system and method for automatically altering audio to prevent undesired words and phrases from being understandable to a listener as originally uttered.'"