All of which is why I am advocating total Patent Reform accomplished via a strong prescence in Washington. It's the way to win the war, not just the battle at hand. Acacia is only the first battle, only the first enemy. Not the only one. The rest are waiting (not too long) in the wings like locusts.
Whatcha gonna do when there are three, eight, fourteen patent holders each demanding 2-5% of your gross? (Yeah, 14 x 5 would be over 100%. My point entirely!) At what point then does one decide it's just not profitable to keep a business open?
However lofty the goals of the various endeavors so far discussed (and yes those worthy endeavors should indeed be supported) it is still the bigger picture we must concern ourselves with -- the oncoming parade and plague of patent whores with little if any validity to them and whose sole purpose is to extort your money from you.
And they will not die one court case at a time, nor one oveturned patent at a time. One big death blow must be struck. To put it another way: fuck the bullets, it's time to break out the nukes! Or put the "gone fishin'" sign up permanently.
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