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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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I understand how you could come to this conclusion, but there are many other reasons a company might settle. Do you really think Hustler and Vivid settled so they could get a discount? In the big picture, how much do you think that would really save them. Trust me...there are many other factors involved.
That is why I've said several times, people should NOT interpret any company settling as a validation of any patent. One has nothing to do with the other. Patents can ONLY be validated or invalidated in a court of law.