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Can't get a bigger patent troll than Righthaven. I mean, they don't even have the patents themselves. Their business model is to sue others. You know something

Can't get a bigger patent troll than Righthaven. I mean, they don't even have the patents themselves. Their business model is to sue others. You know something is wrong when you can make money from suing others alone.

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pavel_lishin 15y ago
> You know something is wrong when you can make money from suing others alone. You mean like ... lawyers?
- bdhe 15y ago
  You mean like ... lawyers? I think this is silly. Lawyers do not make money by suing people. People sue people and lawyers represent them. You can be your own lawyer, although it will probably not work out in your favour almost all cases.
  - damoncali 15y ago
    I've always said that it's not the lawyers that bug me. It's their clients.
    - evilduck 15y ago
      That's not entirely true, the term 'ambulance chasers' was coined for a reason, and there are plenty of instances where both sides still lose and only the lawyers gain anything substantial (class actions).
  - ams6110 15y ago
    Where can I sign up for your cable TV plan? Mine is filled with adverts from various law firms soliciting their services for anything from personal injuries to social security disability to asbestos-related diseases, various pharmaceutical-related claims, and a dozen other things. Yeah in the end the client is the one making the claim, but the lawyers are the ones who talked them into it.
cubicle67 15y ago
except it's copyright, not patents their business model seems to be to sell their services to publications - give RH permission to exhort money (and other stuff, like domains) from people, and in return get 50% of the funds, potentially stop people from copying your work and also keep your nose clean. RH did the dirty work, copped the bad publicity and kept 50%. well, that was the plan...
- lutorm 15y ago
  Isn't this exactly how a law firm works? The only difference is that they would sue in the name of the actual rights holders.
jemfinch 15y ago
Patent troll? Everything in the article indicated they were suing over copyright, not patents.
monochromatic 15y ago
You know something is wrong when you comment on an article without reading it.
- shrikant 15y ago
  One didn't even have to click through - it's right there in the headline!

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pavel_lishin 15y ago

> You know something is wrong when you can make money from suing others alone. You mean like ... lawyers?

bdhe 15y ago
You mean like ... lawyers? I think this is silly. Lawyers do not make money by suing people. People sue people and lawyers represent them. You can be your own lawyer, although it will probably not work out in your favour almost all cases.
- damoncali 15y ago
  I've always said that it's not the lawyers that bug me. It's their clients.
  - evilduck 15y ago
    That's not entirely true, the term 'ambulance chasers' was coined for a reason, and there are plenty of instances where both sides still lose and only the lawyers gain anything substantial (class actions).
- ams6110 15y ago
  Where can I sign up for your cable TV plan? Mine is filled with adverts from various law firms soliciting their services for anything from personal injuries to social security disability to asbestos-related diseases, various pharmaceutical-related claims, and a dozen other things. Yeah in the end the client is the one making the claim, but the lawyers are the ones who talked them into it.

cubicle67 15y ago

except it's copyright, not patents their business model seems to be to sell their services to publications - give RH permission to exhort money (and other stuff, like domains) from people, and in return get 50% of the funds, potentially stop people from copying your work and also keep your nose clean. RH did the dirty work, copped the bad publicity and kept 50%. well, that was the plan...

lutorm 15y ago
Isn't this exactly how a law firm works? The only difference is that they would sue in the name of the actual rights holders.

jemfinch 15y ago

Patent troll? Everything in the article indicated they were suing over copyright, not patents.

monochromatic 15y ago

You know something is wrong when you comment on an article without reading it.

shrikant 15y ago
One didn't even have to click through - it's right there in the headline!