Rothschild Patent Imaging LLC filed a patent
suit against the GNOME Foundation in September, asserting a violation
in the Shotwell photo manager. GNOME has now gone
on the counterattack, questioning the validity of the patent and whether
it applies to Shotwell at all. There is also an unspecified counterclaim
to strike back against Rothschild. “We want to send a message to all
software patent trolls out there — we will fight your suit, we will win,
and we will have your patent invalidated. To do this, we need your
help.“

Source: LWN.net – GNOME’s patent-troll counterattack