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Originally posted by Carrie@Oct 21 2003, 07:29 AM
Acacia keeps touting the big names that have signed with them, but where can we get the FULL list of the companies that have signed - quietly or not?
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If I listed the names of those that told me confidence, I would be ruining the trust.
Yes, webmasters have talked to me to tell me that they have signed. They had no choice in their mind, given their financial situations. I don't look down on those that can't fight, only ones that could.
The court dates have been pushed off due to the way the legal system handles scheduling.
Delaying is in Acacia's best interest, because my conspiracy theory is that they know the patent is bogus, but what they learned from V-chip..is rake in $27M in licenses before the patent gets invalidated.
Let's see..round 2, they are doing the same strategy... so rake in webmasters by giving sweetheart deals....afterall, YOU DON'T GET YOUR MONEY BACK FROM A LICENSE WHEN THE PATENT GETS INVALIDATED.
There are 7+ defendants JUST WAITING to ge their chance at bat.
We continue to search for prior art for not just Acacia case, but for the 4 OTHER patent cases that could come next. And this is just in the audio/video realm.. there are many other patent abuse cases going on.. ask Microsoft, they seem to be large target these days.
What can be released is the names of the companies that have signed that Acacia likes to brag about.. check out
http://www.acaciatechnologies.com
Fight the Patent!