Topic: perfectly legal extortion: the threat to sue.
boof started this discussion 1 month ago #131,704
Extortion is not permitted, except for the case where you threaten to sue. Then, it is not legally extortion.
Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 1 month ago, 22 hours later[^] [v] #1,408,323
@OP
> Extortion is not permitted, except for the case where you threaten to sue. Then, it is not legally extortion.
It can be construed as such. Threatening without harm committed in order to inflict damage is extortion according to the Ninth Circuit.
https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=15866846076311202486&hl=en&as_sdt=6,33
However it’s still case by case and patent trolls and class action firms still make a killing.
boof (OP) replied with this 1 month ago, 14 minutes later, 22 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,408,325
terrible!
Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 1 month ago, 36 minutes later, 23 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,408,333
So you're saying I can cut a check and this will all go away??
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