Acacia OWN's the rights to digital streaming!

n03l · 14th July 2003, 15:46

What's up with this?

Does the Acacia Research corporation OWN the rights to digital streaming and video-on-demand?

More info @ http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,59598,00.html
and @ http://www.acaciaresearch.com/main.html

Okay, they are after p0rn sites now, but what's next?

n03l.

sankt · 14th July 2003, 20:11

That is absolutely insane. Good god some people need to get a grip on reality.

I bet some half baked legal " expert " dreamed that plan up. Leave it to lawyers to screw things up royally.

I think I will run out and patent all forms of food. Yup, I can see the money rolling in now.

Jay · 14th July 2003, 20:34

yea well we will see about this when they try to sue someone who actually does have a legal budget and can afford to fight them. As you can see they go after people who really don't know much about it or can't afford to pay someone who does or is willing to fight. I'd like to see them go up against a company the likes of Yahoo! or AOL, which both create streaming technologies and use them.

sankt · 14th July 2003, 20:42

All they need to do is create a legal "presidence". With a standing legal presidnece things can still get very tricky, even if you have a huge legal budget and staff.

Jay · 14th July 2003, 21:42

it's still quite a gamble for them, and they know this. Even with a presidence they still have to worry about this sort of activity coming back to bite them.

14th July 2003, 15:46	#1
n03l Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 8	Acacia OWN's the rights to digital streaming! What's up with this? Does the Acacia Research corporation OWN the rights to digital streaming and video-on-demand? More info @ http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,59598,00.html and @ http://www.acaciaresearch.com/main.html Okay, they are after p0rn sites now, but what's next? n03l.

14th July 2003, 20:11	#2
sankt Moderator Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: SCVI . NET Posts: 2,833	That is absolutely insane. Good god some people need to get a grip on reality. I bet some half baked legal " expert " dreamed that plan up. Leave it to lawyers to screw things up royally. I think I will run out and patent all forms of food. Yup, I can see the money rolling in now. Last edited by sankt; 14th July 2003 at 20:45.

14th July 2003, 20:34	#3
Jay Moderator Alumni Join Date: May 2000 Location: Next Door Posts: 8,888	yea well we will see about this when they try to sue someone who actually does have a legal budget and can afford to fight them. As you can see they go after people who really don't know much about it or can't afford to pay someone who does or is willing to fight. I'd like to see them go up against a company the likes of Yahoo! or AOL, which both create streaming technologies and use them. -Jay \| Radio Toolbox.com

14th July 2003, 21:42	#5
Jay Moderator Alumni Join Date: May 2000 Location: Next Door Posts: 8,888	it's still quite a gamble for them, and they know this. Even with a presidence they still have to worry about this sort of activity coming back to bite them. -Jay \| Radio Toolbox.com

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14th July 2003, 20:42	#4
sankt Moderator Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: SCVI . NET Posts: 2,833	All they need to do is create a legal "presidence". With a standing legal presidnece things can still get very tricky, even if you have a huge legal budget and staff.