I'm not a fan of patent trolling, actually I find it a terrible practice, but I keep noticing a pattern in these stories, companies that actually do it, are being demonized.
Is it ethical? No, but then again what corporation is ethical. The problem is not companies that abuse the system, but the system itself that allows to be abused. Corporations are not human beings, they do not hold the concept of ethics, but the concept of profitability. If the system allows to be exploited in such stupid ways, we can't just expect companies to stop suing each other out of the kindness of their hearts. While there are some noble efforts (twitter as a recent example), ultimately they are meaningless.
Something major would have to happen to shake things up, so we can even start moving towards reforming the patent system, RIM lawsuits however aren't it.
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Is it ethical? No, but then again what corporation is ethical. The problem is not companies that abuse the system, but the system itself that allows to be abused. Corporations are not human beings, they do not hold the concept of ethics, but the concept of profitability. If the system allows to be exploited in such stupid ways, we can't just expect companies to stop suing each other out of the kindness of their hearts. While there are some noble efforts (twitter as a recent example), ultimately they are meaningless.
Something major would have to happen to shake things up, so we can even start moving towards reforming the patent system, RIM lawsuits however aren't it.
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