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		TeHCrAzY on Oct 3, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Patent Troll: Anyone Using WiFi Infringes; Won't S... I wonder if a possible defense would be to intentionally trigger some political response via some patent trolling of your own.

SoftwareMaven on Oct 4, 2011 [–]

Dang, this is a REALLY good idea. Get a whole slew of companies to combine patents and start suing "influential" people. Call it lobbying with teeth. The EFF could be the "troll" and could take the extras as contributions.

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