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Re:Patent troll says it owns GPS, sues Foursquare by pessimizer on Friday July 27, 2012 @02:15PM (#4302779)
Or like textile workers would break into factories and destroy the frames invented to make the work faster and easier, calling themselves the "Sons of Ned Ludd."
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Re:Patent troll says it owns GPS, sues Foursquare by jfb on Friday July 27, 2012 @02:38PM (#4302916)
Heh. Yeah. But remember also to get back to the original post, no lawyers would be forced into starvation if the patent system were fundamentally changed.
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Re:Patent troll says it owns GPS, sues Foursquare by jlgreco on Friday July 27, 2012 @05:21PM (#4303646)
A threat of starvation could obviously make a man preform vandalism. Lawyers are not being threatened with starvation, but neither is anyone suggesting that they are actually engaging in vandalism. A threat to a cushy lifestyle can certainly inspire someone to act legally to protect their own lifestyle.
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