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		tomjen3 on Sept 20, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Want to Block Common Passwords? Sorry, That is Pat... Don't worry. The patent trolls only come after you earned a lot of money (who wants to sue a poor company) at which point you should be able to throw enough money at some lobbyist in dc to make the issue go away.

davedx on Sept 20, 2012 [–]

Not quite true. Patent trolls tend to go after companies big enough to pay their demands but too small to be able to fight them in court.

talmand on Sept 20, 2012 | [–]

Going after smaller companies give them opportunities to get court precedents set as well.

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