Lodsys is coming after Android developers now

Google has a license to the the Lodsys patents, so if developers are using some API for in-app purchased supplied by Google as part of Android I'd expect them to be protected the same way Apple developers are protected by Apple's license.

I think either boycott or grouping together to sue them back is necessary. If they pay, other patent trolls will appear, and this will get a lot worse if they see making money like this over obvious patents like these is a viable way to make money.

Some more info here, including the developer name: <a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/patent_holding_firm_lodsys_goes_after_android_developer_for_use_of_in_app_payments.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/patent_holding_firm_lod...</a><p>The developer is "Clapfoot Inc", and the game in question is "Tank Hero".

I'm not seeing anything in the thread that verifies the title of this submission. Am I missing something?<p>It looks to be people discussing the iOS episodes and patent trolls in general.<p>Edit - Yup my fault, I zeroed in on the responses.

Folks some facts:<p>-Lodsys is not the original owner of the patents IV is and it was IV that Google, Apple, and MS bought licenses from. -Lodsys was specifically formed to collect fees.<p>Because Lodsys was not a party to previous licenses obviously it snot collecting fees from them. In other words Lodsys is playing the system hoping that small developers do not have the nerve to ask Apple and Google and MS what the heck is going on. You will notice that our very own FOSS patent FUdster recommended paying the fess, right despite only letters being sent?<p>Its time for all developers to wake the eff up about software patents.<p>And to our FOSS software patent FUDster, I think I speak for all when I state STFU.