There is no question that the exploitation of works will increasingly be through the creation of digital temporary copies, as opposed to the creation of permanent copies.

Five years ago, there probably wasn't a tech CEO worrying about patents. But, as these people [trolls] acquire portfolios of patents, there's been an explosion of cease and desist letters and actual litigation.

Hundreds of patent infringement cases are pending against computer software and hardware manufacturers.

For us, the litigation issue is really a risk assessment issue, and the fact that an injunction is almost always issued automatically creates a lot of risky situations.

We think that you need to look at that bigger picture; we think you need to look at the full range of fairness factors and the judge needs to have that discretion.

There's nothing companies hate more than unpredictability. Injunctive relief poses a very disruptive force to our industry.