Mr. Bascom may indeed have invented and patented the technology, but the costs of invention and patenting of this sort of technology are likely not anywhere near the cost of prosecuting an infringementaction or defending a declaratory judgment action.
And yesterday authors objecting to Google stealing and copying their books without their permission filed a class action copyright infringement suit against Google.
Both sides have agreed to coordinate discovery "to the extent practicable" with discovery for YouTube's defense against a separate class-action copyright infringement suit being led by England's top soccer division, the Premier League.
Shell companies that threaten legal action over patent infringement without actually producing anything themselves could be driven out of business if the newly proposed and risibly backronymed Saving High-tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes (SHIELD) Act becomes law.
Sirius XM Radio is facing a class action suit filed by a nationwide group of the company subscribers that alleges antitrust law infringement because the company has abused its monopoly position and increased its fees by 30%.