Kurt Denke is my hero

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“Not only am I unintimidated by litigation;
I sometimes rather miss it.”

Rather than concede to a cease and desist letter from Monster Cable, former litigator and Blue Jeans Cable CEO Kurt Denke writes the best damned rebuttal one could imagine under the circumstances. It’s a fun read, too.

Some highlights below. Full letter here.

If Monster Cable proceeds with litigation against me I will pursue the same merits-driven approach; I do not compromise with bullies and I would rather spend fifty thousand dollars on defense than give you a dollar of unmerited settlement funds. As for signing a licensing agreement for intellectual property which I have not infringed: that will not happen, under any circumstances, whether it makes economic sense or not.

If you sue me, the case will go to judgment, and I will hold the court’s attention upon the merits of your claims–or, to speak more precisely, the absence of merit from your claims–from start to finish. Not only am I unintimidated by litigation; I sometimes rather miss it.

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