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Read there: http://www.fightthepatent.com/v2/Playboy.html
Comment here. Fight the Another One Bites the Dust!
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Very disturbing.
This is the problem with attorneys and lawsuits, everyone just folds and sees it as part of business.
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"It's cheaper to keep her"
Fight the Big D!
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I hate attorneys with a passion, and those who abuse the legal system to bully others. We need major tort & patent reform in this country before they kill business!!
There is a huge horde of attorneys scoping out every company that has deep pockets.... looking to rape and pilidge - or at least shake down a littl with some nusence lawsuits.
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(in a Charlton Heston voice)
Lawyers don't sue people, companies that hire lawyers sue people.  Fight the Guns-n-Roses!
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errr....with Playboy ,Disney all doing deals..
Who is actually left fighting this patent? |
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The tort system in the US has become like a lottery.... The sad thing is, it is ALL of us who are paying the bill!
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good one Batman. I was just thinking that. I have to say the internet is going to start to boom again and it's time to move on and go get a piece of this new money coming to the industry.  Last edited by masterp74 at Mar 15 2004, 08:52 AM |
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Nick, exactly what they want you to think. I think it is important to note that both of these "blockbuster" deals are "terms not disclosed"... which translates roughly to "We made a sweetheart deal to be able to use their name"...
If the license fee gets small enough, it is easy to figure that the reward (saved back payments for all the time from 1991 onward) @2% is less than the expense of signing (sweetheart deal, $0 for any thing before signing, fixed rate soft payment for 7 years, etc). Risk of multi millions compared to a much lower expense spread over 7 years, with the chance of a reprieve if the copyright is struck down in that time frame. Really, it is simple math. Acacia could have avoided almost all legal if they had come to the table with a signifcantly smaller license fee (say .25%?)... but they are lawyers, and they like to run up billable hours. Alex
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Alex,
Contrary to popular belief I am not a retard and am aware that this is what they want. ;-))) In a previous thread I stated ,if it was me ,and I was offered a sweetheart deal , I'd rip their arms off to take it. But I have never claimed to be an industry leader , a roll model , or a saviour. I'm a businessman. My question remains unchanged. Who is left fighting the claim? Those who have not been offered sweetheart deals? |
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AEBN hasn't given in yet.
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the phrase infers that they will at some point in the future ;-)) |
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[quote]Playboy is requiring Acacia to exempt all of its affiliates from patent claims, as long as it directly related to the promotion of Playboy products. The affiliate provision was a major sticking point for Playboy, and considerably delayed the agreement.
[quote] They didn't cave in.. they are 'protecting' their affiliates... **COUGH** |
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Homegrown Video Lightspeed ARS Gamelink Ademia AEBN Audio Communications National A-1 ProAdult SilverCash MaxCash (more to be announced) Fight the TBD!
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When a sponsor program licenses the patent, Acacia can't go after an affiliate for the same infringement...
This is not the issue that held them up... it was Playboy negotiating the lowest possible fee to pay, that would be less then them paying legal expenses to fight in court. Fight the Double Dip! Last edited by FightThePatent at Mar 15 2004, 09:36 AM
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