I don't like headlines line this. They misrepresent the problem. The civil court system is supposed to allow for remedies of all kinds of wrongs. Thus, basical

I don't like headlines line this. They misrepresent the problem. The civil court system is supposed to allow for remedies of all kinds of wrongs. Thus, basically anyone needs to be able to sue anyone else for just about anything. And that's fine. It is then the responsibility of the courts to ensure that lawsuits cannot be used as tools for bullying and extortion. Assuming this article presents the facts completely and accurately, the court system failed in its duty here. More to the point, RealNetworks did not "crush" this guy; the Dutch courts did, at their request. So if you have a problem with this case, don't blame RealNetworks, blame the court. Blame the judge who ruled that servers should be confiscated without giving their owner the opportunity to answer the accusations beforehand. Furthermore, the way to fix the problem is to fix the civil court system, not talk about how lousy RN is.