OZ, gotta agree wholeheartedly with you on this one. A favorable Markman ruling is key for the remaining mean ole copy cats to just pony up some cash without a ton of extra legal expense to either party. In theory, the less they pay in legal fees, the more they would be willing and able to pay is a settlement agreement. That seems to have been the end game all along with DM -- just taking longer than I originally thought or thought after that, or after the next time, or.....of course, that's what I get for thinkin'. Big dumb guys from Tennessee should only be consulted about all things football -- Oh, sorry Dean for that POS Kiffin, but USC and he are a match made in Hades.

One possible caviat, one, two, three, or more of these guys realize they are not in a position to bite a large settlement, so they ask to be dis-joined and settle for $X and maybe a royalty. That would not be the end of the world as long as EDIG gets a piece of the gold mine and the reamining mean ole copy cats get the shaft...preferably the high, hard, and dry shaft. After 11 years, not a lot of love left.

My guess is we will have a lot more answers either way by the end of the year. I've stated that in previous years, but we are now banking on DM to get 'r done, not management. Time will tell and there are never any guarantees in a court room (think OJ) but I like the horse we are ridin' now is far better equiped than the one we rode for too many years.

GLTA

John