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		npsimons on May 14, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: An Army Is Forming To Battle Patent Trolls 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.

rayiner on May 14, 2013 [–]

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).

andrewflnr on May 15, 2013 | [–]

No, I think he knows exactly what he's talking about, and just considers copyright and patent trolling to be two sides of the same coin.

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