If someone leaves their car unlocked sitting by the curb with the keys in the ignition, is it right to steal it? The fact that someone has (stupidly or otherwise) created a situation that is easy to take advantage of in no way excuses the person that exploits it.
The fact that we have creating a patent and copyright law situation that borders on the absurd is one thing, people actively seeking to profit from this sorry state of affairs are as guilty as they come.
It's an adversarial system, though. For every legal team trying to exploit the flaws in our system, there's another trying to stop them from doing so. They aren't all bad actors.
What I can't understand is why billing rates haven't plummeted due to the glut of law school grads they keep talking about. It's not as if the bar associations have kept that many off the market.
Oh hell naw.
If someone leaves their car unlocked sitting by the curb with the keys in the ignition, is it right to steal it? The fact that someone has (stupidly or otherwise) created a situation that is easy to take advantage of in no way excuses the person that exploits it.
The fact that we have creating a patent and copyright law situation that borders on the absurd is one thing, people actively seeking to profit from this sorry state of affairs are as guilty as they come.