Oh they are. They really are. If you haven't already, you should listen to "When patents attack" from This American Life ( http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio

Oh they are. They really are. If you haven't already, you should listen to "When patents attack" from This American Life ( http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/441/when-patents-attack/ http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/441/w... ). The guys over at IV are really doing their best to sound like they are genuinely protecting their the poor inventors from the bad guys.