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Acacia are doing nothing wrong LEGALLY. They have a patent on the process of downloading video. They are just defending something they own. The problem is with the idiots at the patent office and your legal system. I doubt if they would go after anyone in a country where the case would be reviewed by a judge before people spent millions on it.
They know it was already happening when the patent was registered and they know they did nothing to develope it or protect it (sue infringers) until now.
All these points would lose them the case in court. However they never will go after anyone who will have enough money to defend themselves in court. The Microsoft's of the world are safe because a bully only bullies the weak. They know they will lose it if they go after someone who will fight them, best thing is not to go after them.
Unless someone organises a big fighting fund and team to back it this will continue and Acacia will make a bundle just charging those too weak to defend themselves.
Remember Acacia are doing nothing legally wrong, what are your chances of getting costs or your money back? They are also a company of lawyers, they work for themselves.
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