DannyD just to set the record straight you said:
...."I am equally certain that Mr. Marchma willingly played "good cop" during this period in the belief that he will personally benefit in the end well beyond any appreciation in his IDCC stock."
People have falsely accused me of a lot of things on this message board. Some have accused me of being a short, which I am not and never have been. Some have said that I am just a disgruntled shareholder, due to losing a lot of money on IDCC options or on margin. I have never bought or sold options in IDCC, nor have I ever been forced to sell IDCC stock due to a margin call. I have been accused of having aspirations to be on IDCC's Board of Directors. I have no such aspiration, fully realizing that I do not have the necessary background and credentials to be a Director in a public corporation.
Now you are accusing me of some type of personal benefit well beyond any appreciation in the stock price. Again this is another accusation about me that is not true. I have never been paid by anyone re IDCC, nor do I ever anticipate being paid by anyone in the future re IDCC. The ONLY benefit to me from IDCC will be from stock price appreciation. I have said repeatedly that I am a long-term proactive investor in IDCC, interested only in improving the company and my investment results.
I think some of the points raised by Corp_Buyer are valid points. I have agreed with some of his points, and disagreed with others. I have never told him what to post, and he has never told me what to post. However, I do very much agree with him that this company and my investment will do better without Mr. Campagna as its CoB and Director.