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Originally posted by Ken
The answers do matter 
1. They WERE in litigation with Acacia. They were served with a lawsuit quite some time ago and thus litigation began. Might want to check the dictionary again on this one. Litigation has nothing to do with going to court. By definition, it is "To engage in legal proceedings"
2. Hustler and Vivid don't take lawsuits lightly, nor do they settle quickly. They put up quite a costly fight and even during settlement talks, they fought long and hard for terms that they could live with and that would allow their affiliates to feel no pain.
3. I'm not sure if you've ever been in patent litigation before, but just to respond to the initial lawsuit cost more than $10,000. I meant what I said in terms of what they spent. Hustler and Vivid use a team of top attorneys, which results in very large legal fees.
4. I said they originally chose not to join that group due to differences in how to approach the issue, different agendas, different legal teams, etc. Under their licensing agreement, they are now prohibited from funding a lawsuit against Acacia. Trust me.....this is one issue we fought for that we did not win on.
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I think the point being made here is there was no "litigation" in an actual courtroom in front of a judge.
Also can you honestly say Hustler and Vivid spent 100s of thousands on this? Honestly?
If so then maybe you shouldn't rely on the advice of a 1st amendment attorney for your patent litigation. Next time try getting advice the top Patent firm in the country.