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From reading Acacia's package it would appear that their version of an affiliate is anyone who has a material interest in a company that is breaching their patent.
For example, if my partner and I had a company in front of us as we run our amateur site then Acacia could chase the company first and if they were unsuccessful they could then come after my partner and me and sue us for the patent infringements.
While I agree with bhutocracy (and others) that recognising Acacia does seem to give them some credibility I also think that hearing their version of their claim is very helpful for anyone formulating a defence.
Personally I think that they played on ignorance to gain their patent and now they are going to have to defend it in a much more difficult environment.
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