More From the Crazy World of IPR: The story within the story is probably more interesting for some of you-- a guy built furniture out of FedEx boxes because he couldn't afford furniture yet. The IPR component came when FedEx tried to sue him to take down the website showcasing his furniture (he wasn't trying to sell it, just put it out there to give people like us a laugh.) So, as the Techdirt blogger says, FedEx looks bad, rather than using it as a marketing opportunity.