"All of a sudden, these nonprofits were getting threats," said Sorrell in an interview with Ars. "This caused consternation on behalf of a number of Vermont companies and caused them to incur expenses when they hired private legal counsel. We're hopeful that other states will take action to protect their businesses and organizations. They've sent threatening letters all over the country."  Patent troll that wants $1,000 per worker gets sued by Vermont A-G