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		gohrt on Jan 29, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Court: Google infringed patents, must pay 1.36 per... To be clear, it is the same logic that justifies patent trolling. Imagine if some startup "hedged" by covertly transfering funds from customers' bank accounts when they cancel their subscriptions: Great product => paying customers Bad product => steal money from customers

omni on Jan 30, 2014 [–]

Oh yeah, filing a civil suit and outright stealing from people are totally the same thing. Great comparison, bravo.

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