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This is actually a very good development. This will help that even general public start understanding "patent troll" problem which, in turn, will get some ears in in Washington.

I hope that more and more opportunistic lawyers join the "patent troll" bandwagon. Eventually, some of them will not say "wont sue individuals" because they will understand that changes in IP laws are going to happen soon: make money now or never (very similar to what was happening just before the housing crash of 2008). Then the politicians will act. Hopefully, giving bailouts and not doing reforms will not work for this issue.

Is there anything we can do to speed up this process?



Of course - only sue politicians, the media and anyone else with political influence. Give them 2 options:

1. Pay - where all proceeds will be used to acquire more frivolous patents and lawyers to sue them again

2. Change the law to ban all software patents


While I hate what you are saying, I completely agree with it.




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