Before anyone makes a comment here I implore you to listen to this past weekend's This American Life. Here's a handy link: http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/441/w...

More on-topic: they finish off the show by pointing out that Lodsys's registered address (104 E Houston St. #190) is the same as Oasis Research, a front company for Intellectual Ventures: the ultimate patent troll and the focus of the entire show.