GCHQ Follows NSA Into Paranoia -- Just As Julian Assange Predicted
What Comes After The Pirate Bay Is A Lot More Important Than Whether It's Up Or Down

13 People Tweeting To Urge The Senate To #FixPatents

Patents

from the enough-with-the-trolls dept

Wed, Dec 10th 2014 2:40pm — CEA
Post sponsored by

CEA

This post originally appeared on the CEA Blog.

Following the recent one year anniversary of the House passage of the Innovation Act — a bill that would have stopped patent trolls from suing tech entrepreneurs but was ultimately blocked in the Senate — CEA highlights the top Twitter accounts covering the issue and the harm that patent trolls have on small businesses across the U.S.
 
1.      @juliepsamuels
 
Previously with the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Executive Director of Engine Advocacy, Julie is arguably the top voice covering patent reform inside and outside the social media realm. Her blend of legal analysis and witty commentary breaks down the patent troll issue in a comprehensive, digestible form.
2.      @mainstpatents
 
The Main Street Patent Coalition is a non-partisan group of organizations dedicated to clubbing patent trolls. With members ranging from the National Retail Federation to the American Gaming Association, their tweets highlight why common sense reform is critical to stopping patent abuse.
3.      @Charles_Duan
 
As the Director of Patent Reform at Public Knowledge, Charles knows a thing or two about how patent trolls have used the current legal system to their advantage.
4.      @Nafierce
 
CEA’s Innovation Movement is keeping the pressure on the Senate by reaching out to tech enthusiasts across the country to tell their Senators to take action – since trolls cost the U.S. economy $1.5 billion every week! NYC’s Nafees is a top advocate helping to tackle this issue.
5.      @leechcheng
 
Lee, Newegg’s Chief Legal Officer, vowed to never settle with a patent troll – and so far, he has a perfect record fighting them in court. Because getting the Senate to #FixPatents is something Lee is passionate about, he uses Twitter as tool to spread that message.
6.      @PatentProgress
 
Patent Progress, off-shoot of the Computer and Communications Industry Association, advocates for smart laws regulating the digital economy. When not trying to save the U.S. economy from patent trolls, this Twitter account often features comics and videos finding humor in the legalized extortion that is patent trolling.
7.      @HouseJudiciary
 
If you’re looking for insight about the Innovation Act in 140 characters, go straight to the source. Representative Bob Goodlatte, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, sponsored the Innovation Act and helped to lead its charge out of committee in 2013.
8.      @jeffjohnroberts
 
Both a lawyer and policy reporter, Jeff offers great insight on the legal loopholes that enable patent trolls to extort tech entrepreneurs.
9.      @toddmoore
 
Todd founded the White Noise app and quickly learned what it means to fight a patent troll when his innovative product began to receive recognition. Patent trolls go after successful startups that are least able to defend themselves, and Todd has taken on a personal crusade to see their racket put to a stop.
10.  @techdirt
 
Techdirt's own Mike Masnick consistently provides timely coverage of extortionist patent troll lawsuits.
11.  @binarybits
 
Timothy has a knack for explaining complex issues affecting the tech community in a short, concise manner – so it should come as no surprise that he is now serving as the senior editor of Vox.com and uses Twitter to succinctly breakdown the issue of patent litigation reform.
12.  @AppsAlliance
 
With members ranging from Intel to Lyft, the App Developers Alliance supports entrepreneurs by advocating for smart public policies. Their Twitter account is a great resource for all things tech policy, especially the importance of patent litigation reform.
13.  @ArsLaw
 
Last, but certainly not least, Ars Technica’s Twitter account dedicated to covering the intersection of technology, law and policy features the latest articles from Joe Mullin, whom we dub “patent troll editor-in-chief.”
 

The Innovation Movement, sponsored by the Consumer Electronics Association, unites those who believe innovation is critical to American global leadership and economic growth. The Innovation Movement uses grassroots advocacy tools to support smart public policies, like patent litigation reform, that foster startups and innovation. To learn more about the Innovation Movement’s work fighting patent trolls, visit trollticker.com, follow on Twitter @imovement and like Innovation Movement on Facebook.

Hide this

Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.

Techdirt is one of the few remaining truly independent media outlets. We do not have a giant corporation behind us, and we rely heavily on our community to support us, in an age when advertisers are increasingly uninterested in sponsoring small, independent sites — especially a site like ours that is unwilling to pull punches in its reporting and analysis.

While other websites have resorted to paywalls, registration requirements, and increasingly annoying/intrusive advertising, we have always kept Techdirt open and available to anyone. But in order to continue doing so, we need your support. We offer a variety of ways for our readers to support us, from direct donations to special subscriptions and cool merchandise — and every little bit helps. Thank you.

–The Techdirt Team

Filed Under: innovation act, patent reform, patents, sponsored post

2 Comments

If you liked this post, you may also be interested in...

Reader Comments

Subscribe: RSS

View by: Time | Thread


  1. identicon
    Anonymous Coward, 10 Dec 2014 @ 4:40pm

    Lawyers

    Luke 11:46
    And he said, Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.

    Any law that cannot be easily understood by the citizens does not benefit the citizens. A government that no longer benefits the citizens deserves to be abolished.

    1 lawyer is too damn many, because they work to pervert and muddle the legal system keeping society saddled and yoked in the ignorant belief they are needed.

    [ link to this | view in thread ]

  2. identicon
    Anonymous Coward, 11 Dec 2014 @ 5:51am

    Just curious if this site has plans to formally declare itself to be a lobbying organization. The large increase in issue advocacy articles on pending legislative matters leads me to believe it has expanded in a significant way its business plans to include attempting to exert legislative influence.

    [ link to this | view in thread ]


GCHQ Follows NSA Into Paranoia -- Just As Julian Assange Predicted
What Comes After The Pirate Bay Is A Lot More Important Than Whether It's Up Or Down
Follow Techdirt
Essential Reading
Techdirt Deals
Report this ad  |  Hide Techdirt ads
Techdirt Insider Discord

The latest chatter on the Techdirt Insider Discord channel...

Loading...
Recent Stories

Friday

19:39 Important Announcement: Techdirt Is Migrating To A New Platform (0)
More arrow

This site, like most other sites on the web, uses cookies. For more information, see our privacy policy. Got it
Close

Email This

This feature is only available to registered users. Register or sign in to use it.