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Every time I see a Patent Troll vs Big Tech Corp case, I root for Patent Troll. Don't get me wrong, patent trolls are menace of tech world deserving to be tarr
by exo762 10y ago
Every time I see a Patent Troll vs Big Tech Corp case, I root for Patent Troll.
Don't get me wrong, patent trolls are menace of tech world deserving to be tarred and feathered. But truth is, PTs are not main beneficiaries of broken system. Main beneficiaries are Big Tech Corps (APLN, MSFT, GOOG, ETC). Coincidentally, those companies have enough leverage to fix this system if they wanted to. Problem is - they don't.
That's why I root for Patent Troll every time.
- jshevek 10y agoI can see a line of reasoning that suggests that if abusive patent trolls had enough success against the giant tech companies, that the tech companies might consequently lobby for patent reform (for the purpose of protecting themselves from trolls), with the additional consequence that the reform would also limit their own ability to abuse patents. Sadly, that is not likely to happen. IIRC, Apple lobbied for patent 'reform' that targeted NPEs, while leaving producers completely off the hook for patent abuse.