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Posted on October 8, 2009 | tags

 
 

Tech: Eolas, the biggest patent troll ever, is trolling for more lawsuits

  • 23 companies, including Apple and Google, were sued source

Posted by Ernie Smith • Permalink


 
  • Lucas M

    Reading this, I can’t help but think about “The future of the internet — and how to stop it” by Johnathan Zittrane.

    Specifically, he talks about the internet originally being somewhat open-source, a place where things were contributed to build upon eachother. It just seems like this lawsuit is a little…well…stupid?

    Granted, the defendants in this case are major corporations. Even if they lose a lot of money, it isn’t as if they are really going to take damage. However, the people behind the innovation deserve credit and even monetary gain from it.

    I just don’t know where to sit on this. If I were the company, I’d settle. I’m not a person who understands all the intricacies of the case, so I’m probably ignorant in my judgement.

  • Lucas M

    Reading this, I can’t help but think about “The future of the internet — and how to stop it” by Johnathan Zittrane.

    Specifically, he talks about the internet originally being somewhat open-source, a place where things were contributed to build upon eachother. It just seems like this lawsuit is a little…well…stupid?

    Granted, the defendants in this case are major corporations. Even if they lose a lot of money, it isn’t as if they are really going to take damage. However, the people behind the innovation deserve credit and even monetary gain from it.

    I just don’t know where to sit on this. If I were the company, I’d settle. I’m not a person who understands all the intricacies of the case, so I’m probably ignorant in my judgement.

 

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