Doubt there will be problems, buying offshore companies and getting merchant accounts is like registering domains these days.
I don't understand what the big problem is, the business scheme is same as for dialer companies.
From reading the posts here and there, the problem seems to be with the reputation of BabeNet (or people there) itself rather than how the scheme is set up itself.
Couple of peeps have said it's unethical and "not right" or whatever... sounds like pure jealousy / ignorance to me.
Bottom Line:
If it's making people at all tiers good money and it's still up after all that time - ...like what's the problem here?
If you don't like the company, why not become their competition?
