In the old, old Internet days—back when we capitalized internet—Despair.com was awarded the patent for the frowny emoticon—:(—and “sued” 7,000,000 users for unauthorized use. They then compromised by offering licenses for a fee of $5, discounted to free.
I “bought” a handful at the time because some trolls just have to be congratulated.
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