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[FightThePatent]

Originally posted by gonzo@Oct 21 2003, 10:07 AM
Your better off telling these guys why they are going to be next than trying the shaming or misleading bullshit. Outside of Fight The Patent ...Ive never heard of you -- and the first I hear is youve got your hand out.

I fail to see in any of my posts that i have used "shaming and misleading bullshit".

Please point it out so that I can know what you are talking about.

I have been a lurker in this industry for 5 years, of course you dont' know who I am "FightThePatent" came into existance August 12. If you were a member of OnTheRopes.com, i am "dj" I built the site ask Lee Noga.

More recently, I am the CTO for ASACP... I give my professional time to that organization to fight against CP.

I don't just talk about the issues, I act on them.

So if you are giving your money to IMPA.. that's great... I support their efforts as well.

If you think that i am spouting bullshit, please call me on it and point it out.

I am sticking my neck out, my tongue out, and hands waving to get people's attention to the issue.

Maybe you would rather just wait and see if Far-L and Spike are successful... i know that alot of people are doing that.. I think they will be... .. but who is going to stand up to USA Video, or SightSOund, or E-Data, or Burst.com should they come next to the industry with their audio/video patents?

Do you think the current 11 defendants are going to have enough money to also fight that patent?

Maybe some of the companies who settled with Acacia will finally get it, and fight the new patent abuse holder.

Maybe after YOU get served with a lawsuit from Acacia or from other patent holders that you will understand what I have been talking about.

If you and anyone else is successful in convincing people that my efforts are not worth paying attention to, then You can deal with the patent holders at that time, I'll be off doing things not-related to the internet and technology... these patent abuse cases are ridiculous and will get worse that for people like me who are technology innovators, it's stifling.

So i am passionate about this issue, and driven to fight against it. But my efforts can easily be diffused by the very people that I am trying to help.



Fight the Patent!