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Old 03-05-12, 18:30   #2
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Default Re: Judge:IP-Addy Doesn’t Identify a Person (or Pirate)

This is from a judge that understands the issues.

Similar to trademark and patent disputes, the copyright trolls are doing what is called hunting a venue. That's either a judge or a court, somewhere in the land that will allow them to get started doing the legal extortion scheme.

At present in East Texas, is the place known for doing patent disputes. Companies from all over the nation that do patent trolling register with a couple of businesses there to give them residence status so that they can use that to claim jurisdiction. Basically they are claiming to have an office there, when in reality what they have is a drop box mail place. In past investigations into the practice, one house/office was the home address to some 1500 companies. All these patent trolls have found their venue. Recoup on patent infringement is 3 times the damage. Patent trolls will wait till a company is infringing millions of times before bringing forth a case.

This is pretty much what the infringement trolls want to do. They haven't figured out yet where a sympathetic court is. When they do, the operation will probably follow the above outline for satisfying jurisdiction. That is, if it ever does get started.

Hopefully there will be judges like Judge Gary Brown, that will be able to explain the implications to his colleagues.
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