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Yes, the awards are completely outrageous.
That would be like you inventing a 10 dollar switch an Ford comes along and not paying you for the idea and you get an infringing award of $100 on each car instead of the added value of 5 cents if the cars are based on $20,000.

The most they should have gotten was about 15 cents on each copy if they based the WMP on $30 added value to the system. They also should get a few percent more because of the fact that they were infringed. It should be value added not total system value. One of these days software will get it right.
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Yes, the awards are completely outrageous.  osreinstall | 01/14/08
Forced Licensing  jrmase@... | 01/14/08
I made no argument against that.  osreinstall | 01/14/08
I have to agree, the award should reflect value.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/14/08
RE: Patent reform: Stopping the insanity or inventor ripoff?  dickwilson2882@... | 01/14/08
Infringement Must Be Punished  msluderitz | 01/14/08
Steve Perlman, huh?  James T. Kirk | 01/14/08
All patents must die [nt]  Omch'Ar | 01/14/08
Disincentive?  anthony.p.marsh@... | 01/15/08
RE: Patent reform: Stopping the insanity or inventor ripoff?  as901 | 01/15/08
Separate penalties from awards  skyhighsmile | 01/15/08
Lemley quote on Lemley  editor@... | 01/16/08

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