> We want to send a message to all software patent trolls out there — we will fight your suit, we will win, and we will have your patent invalidated.<p>[...]<p>> Third: our counterclaim. We want to make sure that this isn’t just dropped when Rothschild realizes we’re going to fight this.<p>Good on them.<p>Patent trolls thrive on hoping companies will take the easy route out. It's the same model as ransomware. I don't hold it against people who find themselves in a difficult position and can't afford to fight, but capitulating to these demands encourages trolls to try again. I have a lot of respect for anyone who's willing to go out of their way to make a patent troll regret filing a claim.<p>In case people aren't reaching the bottom of the post, Gnome has a donation link up for legal funds: <a href="https://secure.givelively.org/donate/gnome-foundation-inc/gnome-patent-troll-defense-fund" rel="nofollow">https://secure.givelively.org/donate/gnome-foundation-inc/gn...</a>
Just donated $50. Their fundraising platform supports Apple/Google Pay, so it’s super quick and easy. Don’t even have to give them card info if you don’t want to.
seems the relevant patent is <a href="http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=9936086.PN.&OS=PN/9936086&RS=PN/9936086" rel="nofollow">http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=H...</a><p>patented by this guy <a href="https://www.intellectualventures.com/buzz/insights/inventor-spotlight-leigh-rothschild/" rel="nofollow">https://www.intellectualventures.com/buzz/insights/inventor-...</a>
I was wondering, since Gnome has a lot of development sponsored by Red Hat, and IBM now owns Red Hat, would IBM have any business interest in helping with the defense?
Kudos to GNOME for standing up to the extortionist! This is similar to how Newegg fights patent trolls too, for example: <a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/01/patent-troll-realizes-it-sued-newegg-drops-lawsuit-the-next-day/" rel="nofollow">https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/01/patent-troll-rea...</a>
Definitely I plan to donate, but it's important that this gets a lot of media attention. Patent trolls go through certain lax courts and judges who rule on the side of patent trolls an alarming number of times. If there is enough media attention around this then should there be any corrupt judges involved, they will have to think twice about their verdict as it will be closely scrutinized.
Tried to donate multiple times but I keep getting an error "donation processing failed" :/ Tried twice on mobile using Google Pay, then on desktop using a credit card, then again with uBlock origin disabled...