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I don't think definition of "trolls" is a sensible way to handle the problem either, but I think the idea is that if you don't restrict it to trolls, then Google can wantonly infringe on a patent owned by Joe Littleguy. Joe couldn't possibly risk suing Google when he might be responsible for the millions in legal defense that Google could rack up in a heartbeat.


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