TED Video: Drew Curtis: How I beat a patent troll

Drew Curtis, the founder of fark.com, tells the story of how he fought a lawsuit from a company that had a patent, "…for the creation and distribution of news releases via email." Along the way he shares some nutty statistics about the growing legal problem of frivolous patents.

Full Video: http://www.ted.com/talks/drew_curtis_how_i_beat_a_patent_troll.html