patents are pretty useless, most of them are not enforceable due to prior art. Hell HN is probably in violation of a number of patent applications for stuff li

patents are pretty useless, most of them are not enforceable due to prior art. Hell HN is probably in violation of a number of patent applications for stuff like hyperlinks, submit buttons, displaying usernames etc. Just do it, noone is going to sue you when you aren't making money. And when you are, you'll be able to defend yourself. And hey, worst case scenario, you'll end up paying the penalty, and as part of the settlement negotiate the licensing issue into the deal