And as firms spend more on research and development, file more patents and license their intellectual property to others, so too are they increasingly resorting to the courts to chase down infringers.
When they went to the county to file for a business license, they found that the property was not zoned for commercial use, even though across the street is a playhouse and there are several vacation rentals.
That seems to be the question investors were looking to answer on Thursday as the embattled social gaming company saw its stock surge on news that it took the first steps to file for a gambling license in Nevada.
Whether they use the Web or Gnutella, SightSound users download an encrypted, compressed file, and then pay for a license with which they can decode it into a viewable movie.