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Originally posted by rooster
isnt there sort of a contradiction though. We shouldnt view the settling as validation, but imo the only reason these companies would settle is because they are getting a special deal. Now why would acacia give a special deal, because they want some big companies to sign to give credibility to their claims and scare more webmasters into signing.
So its essentially validating the claims imo.
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Reading what Ken wrote, they are also probably trying to de-fund the fight against the patent.
If you take all the guys with 10 million dollars and exempt them from licensing, on the condition that they can't give any money to help fight against your patent, you have a better chance of winning in court.
Thank god for Homegrown.
