MOHAWK MANEATERS TO SEE OFF PATENT TROLLS?

14 September 2007

Extraordinary comments on Bodog founder's blog


The patent dispute against the Bodog online gambling group launched by Palo Alto-based 1st Technologies and Dr Scott Lewis (see previous InfoPowa reports) took an extraordinary turn over the weekend with some risky comments on the personal blog of Calvin Ayre - Bodog's founder and chief exec.

The comments had been preceded Friday by a press release from Bodog that had industry observers scratching their heads - the content advised that all Bodog brands for use in North America had been licensed to a company called Morris Mohawk in the Kahnawake First Nation enclave in Quebec, Canada.

At http://www.newcalvinayre.com:80/patent-trolls-beware-mohawks-have-been-known-to-eat-their-enemies.html , Ayre writes about the Mohawks and their warlike capabilities before referring to the licensing agreement in the following manner:

"It should be very interesting, then, to see what kind of mince-meat they make out of the Patent Trolls over at 1st Technology who are trying to bleed $50 million out of them…all because of some lame patent that 1st Technology claims to have over their Bodog domains.

"That's right…you heard me…their Bodog domains. Dr. Scott W. Lewis is the man behind 1st Technology and I'll bet any money he's wishing he was going head to head with me… rather than a Mohawk whose ancestors scalped 56 Americans during the Battle of Beaver Dams.

"Hey, I'm just saying."

Ayre goes on to publish the definition of "patent troll" as:

"Patent Troll (noun):

"1. A person or company that enforces its patents against one or more alleged infringers in a manner considered unduly aggressive or opportunistic.

"2. The troll takes (what it knows to be) a badly flawed, wholly illogical argument, and then vigorously defends it while mocking and insulting its prey. The troll looks like a complete fool, but this is all part of the plan. The victim becomes noticeably angry by trying to repeatedly explain the flaws of the troll's argument. Provoking this anger was the troll's one and only goal from the very beginning."

He ends the entry with a promise to provide "juicy" information and reports as the case progresses, suggesting that the Bodog dispute with 1st Technologies will henceforth be fought by the Mohawks and not Ayre and his company.

In a risky move, the blog then displays photographs of what appear to be "trolls" or malformed unfortunates, captioned "The North American Patent Troll: Also known as a bottom feeder. You can usually find this creature sucking the bone marrow out of young children.

"This may be the only photo of Dr. Scott W. Lewis (left) in existence. Now, that's either his brother or his dad (right). We're not entirely sure. (Photo: courtesy BritFilms.tv)"

The entry notes: "My blog will be the official website that is tracking the dispute between the Mohawks and the Patent Trolls. I have access to both sides in this so I will have valuable (read: juicy) inside information."

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