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Originally posted by Paul Markham@Oct 22 2003, 11:17 PM
So what is in "Vivid and Wicked's, for example" best interests? Purely as a "Business Decision"
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I have heard from different sources, that the defense for companies like Hustler, Vivid, and Wicked Pictures to settle was that a small part of their business is internet-based.
That sounds true to me... but, Acacia's patents cover video-on-demand (VOD)... they already convinced LodgeNet (the leading provider of video on demand to hotels) to pay the license... so if Digital Video is more towards their core business, then they have EVERY reason to worry about Acacia.
And let's not forget USA Video, who's patent claims to owning the process of downloading video from a web server, also covers VOD.
I read somewhere that an Acacia-lover believed the LodgeNet deal to be worth about 50K/year.
Fight the Patent!