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It cost Newegg $60,000 to fight their patent troll. Gnome team is going to need a lot more then $20.

by hipsterstal1n 7y ago

hondadriver 7y ago
He will not be the only one throwing $20...
tombert 7y ago
I know, but $60,000 / $20/person = ~3,000 people. That really isn't that much in the scope of things.
input_sh 7y ago
Donating to an open source project to combat a software patent troll? I could already see this story making headlines in pretty much every tech news outlet there is. They'd get a few thousand individual donations for sure.
- amelius 7y ago
  And sadly it will be the lawyers laughing their way to the bank. Or will some of the money be recovered if the case is won? Thinking about it, wouldn't it be fair if you were more than compensated in case you won a lawsuit filed against you?
  - codedokode 7y ago
    Aren't expenses for lawyers compensated by the losing party?
    - tjalfi 7y ago
      Loser pays (the English rule[0]) can apply in the U.S. but is quite uncommon. Most of the time both parties are responsible for their own legal fees[1]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_rule_(attorney%27s_fees) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_rule_(attorney%27s_fee... [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_rule_(attorney's_fees) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_rule_(attorney's_fees...
      - GoblinSlayer 7y ago
        > Federal courts also possess inherent authority to assess attorney’s fees and litigation costs against a plaintiff who has acted in bad faith, vexatiously, wantonly or for oppressive reasons. Patent trolls obviously act in bad faith.
PhasmaFelis 7y ago
> It cost Newegg $60,000 to fight their patent troll. Gnome team is going to need a lot more then $20. Wow, that's all? That's actually really encouraging, if true. I would have assumed it was millions.
- sjwright 7y ago
  Even if that is correct, you still need to have a couple hundred grand in reserve in case the judge is a dumbass and you lose.

It cost Newegg $60,000 to fight their patent troll. Gnome team is going to need a lot more then $20.

hondadriver 7y ago

He will not be the only one throwing $20...

tombert 7y ago

I know, but $60,000 / $20/person = ~3,000 people. That really isn't that much in the scope of things.

input_sh 7y ago

Donating to an open source project to combat a software patent troll? I could already see this story making headlines in pretty much every tech news outlet there is. They'd get a few thousand individual donations for sure.

amelius 7y ago
And sadly it will be the lawyers laughing their way to the bank. Or will some of the money be recovered if the case is won? Thinking about it, wouldn't it be fair if you were more than compensated in case you won a lawsuit filed against you?
- codedokode 7y ago
  Aren't expenses for lawyers compensated by the losing party?
  - tjalfi 7y ago
    Loser pays (the English rule[0]) can apply in the U.S. but is quite uncommon. Most of the time both parties are responsible for their own legal fees[1]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_rule_(attorney%27s_fees) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_rule_(attorney%27s_fee... [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_rule_(attorney's_fees) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_rule_(attorney's_fees...
    - GoblinSlayer 7y ago
      > Federal courts also possess inherent authority to assess attorney’s fees and litigation costs against a plaintiff who has acted in bad faith, vexatiously, wantonly or for oppressive reasons. Patent trolls obviously act in bad faith.

PhasmaFelis 7y ago

> It cost Newegg $60,000 to fight their patent troll. Gnome team is going to need a lot more then $20. Wow, that's all? That's actually really encouraging, if true. I would have assumed it was millions.

sjwright 7y ago
Even if that is correct, you still need to have a couple hundred grand in reserve in case the judge is a dumbass and you lose.