Comments on: Lawsuits as business strategy? http://gigaom.com/2005/07/06/lawsuits-as-business-strategy/ The Business of Technology Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:31:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: KasLog » Lawsuits as a Business Strategy http://gigaom.com/2005/07/06/lawsuits-as-business-strategy/#comment-18281 KasLog » Lawsuits as a Business Strategy Sat, 09 Jul 2005 04:58:04 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/07/06/lawsuits-as-business-strategy/#comment-18281 [...] d by WordPress 8 July 2005 Lawsuits as a Business Strategy Om Malik asks: I just wonder when and how did we go from being those who created technology t [...] [...] d by WordPress 8 July 2005 Lawsuits as a Business Strategy Om Malik asks: I just wonder when and how did we go from being those who created technology t [...]

]]> By: Jesse Kopelman http://gigaom.com/2005/07/06/lawsuits-as-business-strategy/#comment-18280 Jesse Kopelman Fri, 08 Jul 2005 18:21:09 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/07/06/lawsuits-as-business-strategy/#comment-18280 Paul, it is already far too late. Paul, it is already far too late.

]]> By: John Battelle's Searchblog http://gigaom.com/2005/07/06/lawsuits-as-business-strategy/#comment-18278 John Battelle's Searchblog Wed, 06 Jul 2005 23:48:49 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/07/06/lawsuits-as-business-strategy/#comment-18278 <strong>Yahoo SMS To Launch Tomorrow</strong> So says Om.... Yahoo SMS To Launch Tomorrow

So says Om….

]]> By: Paul Jardine http://gigaom.com/2005/07/06/lawsuits-as-business-strategy/#comment-18276 Paul Jardine Wed, 06 Jul 2005 23:46:25 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/07/06/lawsuits-as-business-strategy/#comment-18276 Lawsuits have always been part of the America Business model. What other country makes you sign all kinds of legal disclaimers before taking part in some organised sporting event?! It is also an American sickness and needs to be stamped out before it starts to really damage the economy and social fabric of the USA (and it is already far too similar in the UK!). How much is spent on legal fees and protection from legal action in the US? What is the net benefit of all this litigious activity. The lawyers are getting rich, but is anyone else really benefitting. It is like a lottery or gambling, people are tempted in by the big money headlines, and once they are in they keep going until the blood-sucking lawyers have taken every drop from them. If someone is awarded a million bucks, how much do they get? Lawsuits have always been part of the America Business model. What other country makes you sign all kinds of legal disclaimers before taking part in some organised sporting event?!
It is also an American sickness and needs to be stamped out before it starts to really damage the economy and social fabric of the USA (and it is already far too similar in the UK!).
How much is spent on legal fees and protection from legal action in the US? What is the net benefit of all this litigious activity. The lawyers are getting rich, but is anyone else really benefitting.
It is like a lottery or gambling, people are tempted in by the big money headlines, and once they are in they keep going until the blood-sucking lawyers have taken every drop from them. If someone is awarded a million bucks, how much do they get?

]]> By: scott shaffer http://gigaom.com/2005/07/06/lawsuits-as-business-strategy/#comment-18275 scott shaffer Wed, 06 Jul 2005 22:02:48 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/07/06/lawsuits-as-business-strategy/#comment-18275 Om, It's called the next <a href="http://theponderingprimate.blogspot.com/2005/05/new-american-business-model.html" rel="nofollow">American Business Model</a> Om,
It’s called the next American Business Model

]]> By: brian http://gigaom.com/2005/07/06/lawsuits-as-business-strategy/#comment-18274 brian Wed, 06 Jul 2005 21:01:24 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/07/06/lawsuits-as-business-strategy/#comment-18274 that is what software patents are for: a defensive against preemiptive infringment lawsuits. that is what software patents are for: a defensive against preemiptive infringment lawsuits.

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