Skype fresh for the pickings

Since Skype decided to give away free domestic calling, they have been a target or lawsuits. After Streamcast (who?) sued eBay over their Skype product, Net2Phone decided to join in and create a lawsuit of their own.

The complaint states that, eBay and Skype are stepping on a patent held by Net2Phone that allows a user establish a point to point connection over TCP/IP between two ‘processing units’ on the internet. Thats kinda broad ain’t it?

Honestly, I think as companies get larger and larger, smaller companies in order to survive decide to sue to simply get a cash injection into their failed business model. Is eBay/Skype at fault? I’m not sure, but I am more concerned about this recent trending and its potential impact to stymie technologies.