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I recalled a similar story involving local transit agencies in the US. Apparently a troll named "ArrivalStar" has been suing local jurisdictions for having the
by SeanLuke 13y ago
I recalled a similar story involving local transit agencies in the US. Apparently a troll named "ArrivalStar" has been suing local jurisdictions for having the gall to add bus arrival information to screens at bus stops.
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/03/a-new-low-for-patent-trolls-targeting-cash-strapped-cities/ http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/03/a-new-low-for-pat...
http://dc.streetsblog.org/2012/04/16/patent-troll-sues-transit-agencies-for-releasing-real-time-transit-info/ http://dc.streetsblog.org/2012/04/16/patent-troll-sues-trans...
http://www.masstransitmag.com/news/10977955/patent-trolls-targeted-metra-officials-say http://www.masstransitmag.com/news/10977955/patent-trolls-ta...
Sure enough, the "Dovden Investments" discussed in this story is just a shell company for ArrivalStar. See:
http://arielkatz.org/archives/2823 http://arielkatz.org/archives/2823