I wonder if DanQ has deep pockets

[Sava]

Personal Audio LLC is an East Texas shell company that gleaned national attention when it claimed it had the right to demand cash from every podcaster. The company was wielding a patent on "episodic content," which it said included anyone doing a podcast, as well as many types of online video.

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/07/podcasting-patent-troll-we-tried-to-drop-lawsuit-against-adam-carolla/

[Aeson]

Episodic content patent

[snoopy369]

I'm fairly sure that SciFi writers from the 1940s had prior art there.

[Sava]

Their estates will have to pay retroactively, of course.

[DanQ]

Oh, the turnaround.

Personal Audio LLC: We patented "episodic content" including podcasts, Mr. Adam Corolla, and you haven't paid us anything for it. You're making a lot of money from this. We're suing you.
Adam Corolla: No, I'm not making a lot of money from this. I'll fight you and my fans will fight you by contributing to cover legal fees. Also, we're counter-claiming against you to invalidate that patent.
Personal Audio LLC: OK fine, we see now you're not making a lot of money. We're dropping the lawsuit against you. Bye.
Adam Corolla: You may be dropping your lawsuit, but you did so without prejudice... so you could refile if you want. Well, I want to continue my countersuit against you. See you in court.
Personal Audio LLC: Really? Really. You're exploiting your fan base by raising these monies.
Adam Corolla: See you in court.
Personal Audio LLC: Really?
Adam Corolla: Really.

OK, so the last two lines above are an... extrapolation, but not off the mark.

Karma, meet Personal Audio LLC -- Personal Audio LLC, meet Karma. Regardless, there are already winners here and they are the lawyers.

[Sava]

amazing to see the length copyright violators will go to excuse their behavior