>> Because the cases customarily settle out of court or are withdrawn, “there’s no real vetting of these strategies for identifying infringers,” Pearlman told m

>> Because the cases customarily settle out of court or are withdrawn, “there’s no real vetting of these strategies for identifying infringers,” Pearlman told me. “So the flaws in these identification systems are never exposed and this cycle continues indefinitely.” The same happens every day in every criminal court, when prosecutors throw lots of bullshit charges at defendants to motivate a plea deal. Maybe that's an effective way to reach roughly the right result without a trial, but it's still wrong.