[ NNSquad ] Google: It's time to take action against patent trolls and patent privateering

[Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>]

It's time to take action against patent trolls and patent privateering

http://j.mp/10jyEET  (Google Public Policy Blog)

    "Today, we submitted comments together with BlackBerry, EarthLink and
     Red Hat to the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice on
     the growing harm caused by patent assertion entities (more widely
     known as patent trolls).  We've been encouraged by recent attention on
     the problem of trolls, which cost the U.S. economy nearly $30 billion
     a year. Trolls are hurting consumers and are increasingly going after
     small businesses, hampering innovation and reducing competition.  Our
     comments today also focus on a worrisome trend: some companies are
     increasingly transferring patents to trolls-and providing incentives
     to assert those patents against their competitors. These transfers can
     raise rivals' costs and undermine patent peace."

 - - -

+1.0e10 (In other words, amen.)

--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren 
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info
Founder:
 - Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org 
 - PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com/privacy-info
 - Data Wisdom Explorers League: http://www.dwel.org
 - Global Coalition for Transparent Internet Performance: http://www.gctip.org
Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy
Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com
Google+: http://vortex.com/g+lauren / Twitter: http://vortex.com/t-lauren 
Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com
_______________________________________________
nnsquad mailing list
http://lists.nnsquad.org/mailman/listinfo/nnsquad