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Old 07-24-2003, 05:58 PM  
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Originally posted by SpaceAce


I've said it before. I believe the "settlements" Acacia is getting from bigger webmasters and companies go something like this:

Acacia: "You never pay us a dime, ever, and you get to keep streaming all kinds of media until the end of time. In return, we get to tell people that you settled with us and scare everyone else into falling in line."
Settler: "OK."

SpaceAce
something like that, yes.

Acacia: "These patent claims are false but we can keep up appearances. Tell people that you settled with us and scare everyone else into falling in line. Well give you a percentage and it will eliminate some competition."
Settler: "OK."
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