It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a patent troll in possession of an enormous fortune must find a pretext by which he might be judged something other than a parasite.

There is a serious argument to be made that very wealthy individuals are the only ones who can fund certain projects. But no one as wealthy as Myhrvold can make that argument seriously. So here are two links. I'm pretty sure that neither author has ever called for a pay-per-click internet:

http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2010/07/the...

http://www.overcomingbias.com/2012/01/we-need-the-very-rich....