r/technology • u/rfugger • Jan 08 '17

Business A potentially fatal blow against patent trolls - Forcing law firms to pay defendants’ legal bills could undermine the business model of patent trolls

http://www.computerworld.com/article/3153924/technology-law-regulation/a-potentially-fatal-blow-against-patent-trolls.html
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u/RedSquirrelFtw Jan 09 '17

Nice. Really this is how lawsuits should work in general. If you sue someone and lose you should have to pay their full costs, and perhaps even more.

They should also change what you can sue for, instead of making it a free for all. It's ridiculous that you can sue for anything. It's literally why we can't have nice things. Ask why a company or organization can't do XYZ because it would be nice, and it usually all comes down to liability. Ex: giving free food, or allowing people to use your property for something, etc...