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Every webmaster for himself, FU community
This is exactly what the big players and those that have signed with Acacia are saying to the rest of the adult industry. They did have a choice, they could have joined the Defense Fund, a group of defendants who have pooled their money together.
They are saying everyone is just competitors, and there is no community other than people posting random bits on message boards.
I remember back to 1999 - 2000, before the dot-bomb where I was meeting with some of the top players, and they were saying that they shared traffic with their competitors, signed up for each other's affiliate program, stood up for one another, partied with each other, it was like family.
People remember the industry fighting 1st amendment rights issues, in having someone come forward to defend everyone's right to do business.
But this is 2003, the top players are not taking a stand to defend the industry. Those that were fighting for 1st amendment rights in the past, have settled as well... does this mean that companies were looking out for their own business all this time? That people misinterpreted their actions to think they were protecting the industry, but really protecting individual interests?
If you purchased content content from zmaster.com from 1998 to 2001, then you have seen my work.
If you visited OnTheRopes.com from 1999 - 2001, you have seen my work.
If you have submitted a CP lead to asacp.org in the last 3 months, you have seen my work.
If you have read my website and my postings, you will have seen how dedicated I am to fighting for your rights to do business.
Even though part of the licensing settlement supposedly states that they can't be involved in any Acacia issues, my response is this: Fight The Patent Foundation will be involved in all kinds of patent abuse cases... so an "anonymous", private, or personal pledge/donation to FTPF doesn't mean it will go against Acacia, but for the next round of patent abuse cases...and they will come.. especially if Acacia can show to patent holders that this is a viable business model.
Acacia is like the Alamo of fights. Don't let the industry be beseiged by large number of attackers....unite and defend your rights to do business. If you don't, then just read history, it has a habit of repeating itself.
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