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I just received their patent presentation package. Very impressive in the way they have the material presented. However, I've noticed 2 things about this. So far, they seem to only be targeting the adult market... and only sites they "think" will not have the resources to defend themselves if they choose not to respond to this royalty demand. So far, I haven't heard any representative of the larger programs confirm that they have received this notice as well, so I'll assume for now that they haven't.
Also, the invocation of these patent royalties seems to breach anti-trust laws and will probably get busted up by anti-trust lawyers after they try this same strong-arm tactics on some large mainstream industries. These guys received their latest patents only in July of this year, yet they're setting a deadline of Dec. 31st for people to start paying the royalties on these questionable patents or face legal recourse. Smells a bit like borderline blackmail to me. (Just my opinion). Seems like there are gaping holes in their case that someone could exploit if they chose to.
I'd like to hear what the larger companies are saying about this (if they even know yet).
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