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Re:Gnome patent troll stripped of patent rights by perihelions on Thursday April 28, 2022 @07:29PM (#31199516)
GNOME did not pay in the original settlement.

- "I can confirm that we have not paid RPI or Leigh Rothschild for this settlement."

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23264806

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Re:Gnome patent troll stripped of patent rights by robocat on Thursday April 28, 2022 @07:53PM (#31199679)
> not paid RPI or Leigh Rothschild for this settlement

That statement still leaves a lot of people that they could have paid for that settlement (or paid RPI/Leigh for a different settlement).

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Re:Gnome patent troll stripped of patent rights by ncmncm on Thursday April 28, 2022 @09:11PM (#31200212)
Probably paid the troll's lawyer, instead. Which is of course also the troll.
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