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Originally posted by gonzo@Oct 21 2003, 11:43 AM
Both Carrie and I have asked some honest questions which I eagerly want to hear the answers to...
Instead of using some of John MacAfee's marketing techniques just give us a little more common man insght as to whats going on. Not all of us are CTO's.
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Thanks for participating in this spirited debate.... i do appreciate the responses.
But you or carrie have not asked me any questions that I have not answered.
If i have, please re-state.. i have re-read your posts and failed to see a question. I answer people's questions on daily basis in both email and on boards, shying away from a question is not the way i handle things.
I do not understand what you mean when you say i am using "John MacAfee's marketing techniques".
I have stated it many times, because the issue is so simple. And so i will be brief in the summary:
If you have audio or video files on your website, companies like Acacia, SightSound, USA Video, Burst.com, and E-data have patents that could affect your business.
Acacia is sending out "iinformation packets" to webmasters to say that they are infringing and have to pay.
If you have not gotten one of these packets, just wait, as they ramp up more of their efforts, they will pick out new targets, especially after Dec 1st.
The patent claims are bogus in my opinions, and 11 defendants like Home Grown Video are going to court to prove the infringement claims wrong.
After Acacia gets knocked down, there will be many more patent infringement cases, some from within the industry.
Who is going to stand up to them? The 11 defendants don't get their money back when they win the court case. Who else is going to have enough money to defend the next wave?
I have an answer to the problem.
If i can't convince people to join my solution, then I have no solution, and the answer to whether there is community or not has been answered definitively. I believe there is community, and I will accept the answer by either action or in-action. Until then, it's all speculation on all of our parts.
Fight the Patent!