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Cisco Lawyer Outs Self As "Patent Troll Tracker"

Posted by kdawson on from the thorn-in-the-side dept.

DustyShadow writes "Slashdot previously discussed the $10,000 bounty (since raised to $15,000) that was put on the identity of the Patent Troll Tracker author by a law firm that represents patent holding 'shell' companies. After he received a threatening email last week, the author identified himself as Richard Frenkel, a director in Cisco Systems' intellectual property group. According to law.com, many patent litigators have followed the Troll Tracker closely and are worried that it may now be discontinued. According to the lawyer who offered the bounty, it has not been claimed."

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  1. Bounty by The+Ancients · · Score: 5, Funny

    Does he get it if he outed himself?

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    The Mothership
    1. Re:Bounty by The+Mighty+Buzzard · · Score: 3, Funny

      He'd better, it's usually a bad idea to stiff a lawyer.

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      Violence is like duct tape. If it doesn't solve the problem, you didn't use enough.
    2. Re:Bounty by baboo_jackal · · Score: 4, Funny

      I wonder what Ray Niro (the Patent Troll) could possibly expect the outcome of that debate to be...

      "Let me explain to you how abusing the patent system is a 'Good Thing,' because it prevents me from being poor... And you won't like me when I'm poor... *starts turning green and growing*"

      I dunno. That's all I could come up with.

  2. Wrong guy by Trogre · · Score: 4, Funny

    No I'm the Troll Tracker and so is my wife.

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    "Nine times out of ten, starting a fire is not the best way to solve the problem." - my wife
  3. Idiot by adamkennedy · · Score: 4, Funny

    As an good EVE Online player knows, the optimal strategy when faced with a sizable bounty on your head is simply to create a new alt character on a trial account (if you aren't one of those crazy people with multiple accounts already), then log in both, fly the bounty out into space and then kill yourself with the alt to collect it.

    In real life, I guess the equivalent would be to find another instance of your DNA (family) or someone you trust otherwise (friends) and have them drop a "drama bomb" and out you.

    Once it's over, at least take their money!