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Originally Posted by PKFFW
So you mean the "little man" successfully used the law to protect his IP without going bankrupt and obviously without losing?
How is that possible?? 
Cheers,
PKFFW |
In this case, I think he won because:
- He was right -- they did rip off his work.
- His case was strong enough for a good law firm to take it on contingency. Thus, he didn't have to front any money for the lawsuit. Rather, the law firm covered their own expenses because they had a strong expectation of collecting their contingency fee (typically 30% of the collected amount, although it can vary).
- The potential size of the judgement (if successful) was large enough to get that law firm's attention. Probably wouldn't have worked if the lawsuit was only trying to recover a few tens of thousands of dollars.
I'm only guessing about these issues, but these seem to be likely factors.
Xenophon