To me, it is almost like legalized extortion, in that you can get a letter--and we have, our company has--get a letter that says, you know: You are violating this innocuous patent we have never heard of because you--I will use an extreme to make an example--because you used the word 'the' on your opening page of your software.
Blum compares patent infringement letters to legalized extortion against small businesses.
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Get out of my back pocket with excessive taxes so I am not spending time and money on that.
Is there accountability? I just find it incredible. Is there accountability there? Why aren't heads rolling? Why aren't people terminated?
Get off my back with excessive regulations so I am not spending time and money on that.
I would like to make the gentleman from Virginia aware that I have no further speakers and I am prepared to close. I enjoy my colleague from Virginia's rather dry sense of wit and humor. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
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