A Dom, 2004-05-16 às 20:19, Niall Douglas escreveu:
True, but use of lawyers is a sign of insecurity. And insecurity in the west is growing rapidly - it's a malaise.
In the USA it became a business cost. A founder of a portuguese SME that sells software in the USA told me that they have a full-time employee that is used to identify possible threats of litigation simply because they can't afford litigation. If they get sued they'll close down the company.
Avoiding litigation is the reason they registered software patents.