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Acadia Streaming Patent Contested
Anonymous Coward writes "Since last year Acadia Research has sent hundreds of letters to various porn web sites to arrange royalty deals, picking on the small fry before trying to take on well-heeled companies such as Disney. However, many small fries refused, and now 40 firms have joined forces and are embroiled in a suit with Acadia. Fish & Richardson (a prominent intellectual property law firm) have taken their case. The best part? CEO Paul Ryan's obvious sour-grapes-syndrome, he goes from describing the web porn industry as a "billion-dollar industry" where the money is to a "sideshow" that's "maybe 1% of our potential revenues". Check it out here"
In other news, Amazon plans to sue every site on the internet that uses cookies, as well as Microsoft for allowing sites other than Amazon to stores cookies.
Yeah, yeah, go ahead & reply w/ the obligatory joke about /.ers "not having to worry about getting sued for infringement."
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Eight firms agreed to Acacia's terms. But 40 didn't, and Acacia promptly slapped them with lawsuits. Rather than buckling, though, several of the porno sites joined together and stood their ground. Now Acacia is in the fight of its life and may even face a shareholder revolt as a result.
Searching for sexual innuendos..... searching......
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Don't EVER post a story about porn sites and end it with a link entitled "Check it out here" :(
You really got my hopes up
my other penis is a vagina
sent hundreds of letters to various porn web sites to arrange royalty deals, picking on the small fry before trying to take on well-heeled companies such as Disney.
I imagine they will feel insulted at being called a well heeled porn site.
It would be like a massive horde of little white knights rushing to breach......wait. Lets not go there.
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No mean no!
Make them watch twenty hours of Ron Jeremy, they'll buckle quicker than Asia Carerras panties come off
You'd get karma points for being modded up as Insightful and Funny!
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I think every healthy, freedom-loving Slashdot reader owes these porn purveyors our thanks. Each and every one of you should go subscribe to their services tonight - remember, you're doing it to protect innovation. If this angers your wife/girlfriend, tell her it's for a good cause.
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God i'll sue him Rotacorpse© was my idea ...
I'm sure Thomas Jefferson is spinning in his grave.
Hmm, maybe that was the plan.
1. Install an alternator inside Thomas Jefferson's grave.
2. Abuse the patent system.
3. Sell the electricity generated by the alternator.
4. Profit!!!
All though I agree with your assessment, let me make some points. This event could have far reaching substantial consequences for all those involved and on the industry as a whole. I have experience with said individuals and although many things have been said about them, they are strong team players and a valuable asset to this organization. Irregardless, I have also been blessed with the opportunity to work with said technology and I can tell you that it will live up to it's potential and set new paradigms. Moving forward, it's time that all of us start thinking outside the box and work towards a greater synergy.
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Actually, I found the ending quote of the article quite hilarious. A company that both provides and distributes porn flicks, saying "We don't need a partner for years and years."
That must be just too accurate a description of their clientele.
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Hey!
Where are Cage & McBeal?
What's the deal with Fish and that other guy? That "Richardson" seems suspiciously like "Richard"...