Here’s one way to get on the naughty list: suing a nonprofit. A Nigerian company is suing the One Laptop Per Child Association for apparently using a keyboard similar in design to one they hold under copyright (the use of 4 shift keys to increase ease of use in multiple languages). So while other companies are donating like crazy to OLPC, some jerks are deciding to make a buck off of it. Now, I understand the need for intellectual property rights and all, but in the long run, won’t bringing technology to third-world countries ultimately help technology manufacturers in the long run, much more than some licensing rights to the use of 4 shift keys?

I’m no expert in international copyright matters, but can anyone tell me how much a suit filed in Nigeria is going to even matter?

It won’t matter one bit. Points of interest:
* Nigeria has a history of not respecting the laws of other countries
* The patent (not copyright, btw) is just a design patent, if /. can be believed
* The OLPC keyboard has a different configuration, so the claim is void
* There’s prior art for having four “shift” keys