Trolls and Pure Bills: Antiquated Florida Discovery Law Creates a Perverse Incentive for the Filing of Frivolous Infringement Lawsuits
BY ROSS CHAFFIN — Florida, meet trolls. In response to recent federal judicial intervention, and with the help of some obscure legal weapons, copyright trolls are now plying their dubious trade en masse in the courts of the Sunshine State. “Copyright trolls” are entities that purchase intellectual property rights to a wide variety of media, from computer […]