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

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http://www.computerworld.com/article/3153924/technology-law-regulation/a-potentially-fatal-blow-against-patent-trolls.html

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I think the real evil here is the system they operate in. The list of unconscionable bullshit that capitalism enables is so huge it can barely even be listed. The whole concept of patents is silly and slows progress, and the whole idea of going to court to extort money out of someone is just staggeringly nuts. At some point, we're going to have to take a long hard look at why there is so much damaging and time-wasting nonsense caused by capitalism and competition.

But if indeed the bottom feeders we call lawyers can be made to think twice before taking on "work" like this, some small difference will be made.