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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I thank this Committee for holding this oversight because we want to preserve this program.
Get out of my back pocket with excessive taxes so I am not spending time and money on that.
Most importantly, these new technologies provide the gateway and opportunity for economic growth and job creation, particularly in rural areas.
It is imperative--imperative--that we identify and help mitigate the difficulties identified by small, rural carriers in deploying broadband so we can begin to close the urban and rural digital divide.
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