Patent trolls have been bleeding legitimate businesses for years — now a state government has turned the tables and asked a troll to pay $10,000 for each of the hundreds of threatening letters it has mailed out. Read more »
If Green Bay, Wis. with a population of 105,000 can raise $70 million to re-hab its football field by selling $250 stock shares, There must be a community in America that can raise up to $3 million for a broadband network. Here’s how it might work. Read more »
Ah Vermont, that lovely New England state known for its maple syrup, Ben & Jerry’s ice cream…and now, limited liability corporations that only exist online. On June 6th, Gov. Jim Douglas signed an inauspicious-sounding bill entitled “H.0888, Miscellaneous Tax Documents” that could revolutionize the way startup […] Read more »