I'd certainly like to see EFF on that list, but we've got Business Software Alliance (Microsoft) and Engine Advocacy (Google) on there. No one with strong grassroots ties among startups unfortunately.
BSA? One of the more prominent backers of SOPA? Are you kidding me? These are the same goons who send threatening letters about EULA violations on their members' (Apple and Microsoft being prominent) behalf. Talk about the pot calling the kettle black.
You're getting the nerd outrage talking points mixed up. This thread is about patent trolling (which the BSA is against), not copyright trolling (which the BSA pioneered).
Speaking of Microsoft, aren't they patent trolling Android phone makers like right now?
Sure, it depends on your definition of what a patent troll is, but IMHO, a company that failed to innovate for years until Apple and Google did and that makes more money from Android than from its own OS is a patent troll.
Do you really think these guys think the same things we do when we mean "patent reform"? If anything they will make it worse (and better for corporations). They do represent corporations after all. And do you really expect Microsoft to want to "fix" the patent system? They make money out of it.
Except the BSA only wants to end the patent trolling that's done by individuals and small entities. Which won't be distinguishable from small entities defending legitimate patents.
Legitimate patents can die for all I care. We have a brain too; using it in a particular way before someone else do should give you no advantage. Let the implementation do the fighting.
