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Generally true, but often the motivation is not revenge or recouping financial loss; it's deterrence. Examples that come to mind are the MPAA/RIAA suing indivi
by ddeck 13y ago
Generally true, but often the motivation is not revenge or recouping financial loss; it's deterrence.
Examples that come to mind are the MPAA/RIAA suing individuals for copyright infringement and developers for distributing P2P software, Sony suing individuals for modifying game consoles, and although not a civil suit, Goldman Sachs having Sergey Aleynikov criminally charged.
All quite depressing examples unfortunately.
- nostrademons 13y agoPatent trolls also often have a modus operandi where they will sue a small company that they know doesn't have money to defend themselves, soak it for everything it's worth, and then use the money from that to launch a lawsuit against a much bigger company like Google, Microsoft, or Apple.