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Originally posted by quiet
cool. still has nothing to do with my example though. if you are a small timer, and have to pay X% gross over several years VS you are a major player, and have to pay X% gross over several years.
it's obvious the small timer gets it in the ass much, much harder.
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I totally understand you there too.
But should the big timers be forced to NOT cover their ass (for a small fee in comparison to the 10million+ potential liabilty) in order to protect the smaller timers mortage and credit card payments? When they STILL plan to fully fight the cause that benefits big and small?
It's like the small timers are screaming "Damn you FM for covering your big 10million+ dollar ass and not supporting us!!" --- he is still planning to support them. And knowing him, I'm sure it will be more than $100
I guess it bugs me because if I was in his position I would have done the following:
1. Call my attorney.
Who would have looked up the patents, or called his patent specialist friend and asked for advice... eventually they would come back and say "hmm we should probably cover our asses here"
2. Cover my ass as suggested by the legal team whos advice has been protecting my financial empire over the years.
3. Be pissed as fuck that I had to cover my ass and write a fat ass check to the IMPA when the time came to avoid having to write checks in the future.
Yeah. I think it would go down something like that.
And I tell ya.... when everyone started to bash me, personally and in business, and accuse me of all the BS they are accusing FM of -- I would half heartedly want to say "Well fuck you all. I've sold my interests in this stuff anyway. Good luck."
When you make a certain amount of money you start listening to your attorneys. That's just the way it is.
And I'm sure that some people would rather burn their entire fortunes off fighting Acacia rather than giving them a cent. And that's fine... but I damn sure wouldn't. Oh, I would fight them.. but not all the way to the poorhouse. It just doens't make sense.
ESPECIALLY if I could do it the way it sounds like FM did it. Buy the policy, curse the company, support the cause.
Wtf is so hard to understand here?
