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Re. this group doing its research: one of my past employers got hit by a patent troll C&D demand, threatening to sue. It was clearly bogus but also clearly enou
by IgorPartola 5y ago
Re. this group doing its research: one of my past employers got hit by a patent troll C&D demand, threatening to sue. It was clearly bogus but also clearly enough of a hassle that the company didn’t want to pick the fight if one could be avoided. Our clients were actually throwing their support behind us fighting it, offering their legal resources. But at the end of the day what the higher ups told us is that this patent troll was “very professional. They did their research on us and know exactly how much we can afford or pay them without going out of business.” So we ended up paying and I guess it all worked out ok from there.
- tbihl 5y agoYeah, unfortunately the games that go into extortion mean that fighting back only makes sense (a) on such a long time scale that no one is considering it while being extorted, or (b) because it's the right thing to do.
- myrandomcomment 5y agoWhen I was young my father had a new company in a industry that was known for lawsuits. The first came came in and I looked at it and said settle. He said no F’ing way. We won. Even with winning the legal fees, the cost in manhours was more then settling. Then the next one hit. Did not settle and won……and so on. After about 3 years no more lawsuits. His reputation was never settle and the trolls moved on. Never negotiate with terrorist. As long as they feel there is a chance they will get paid it never stops. Burn it to the ground, but do not give in.
- raverbashing 5y agoYou're correct This lesson should have been learned at school. If you give in to the bully you get exploited more. Sure it's more work to fight. But it makes sure you're not abused so much.