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[gohrt]

To be clear, it is the same logic that justifies patent trolling.

Imagine if some startup "hedged" by covertly transfering funds from customers' bank accounts when they cancel their subscriptions:

Great product => paying customers

Bad product => steal money from customers

[omni → gohrt]

Oh yeah, filing a civil suit and outright stealing from people are totally the same thing. Great comparison, bravo.