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Far-L: in an attempt to prove "prior art", I would suggest that your lawyers very soon issue a request for Steve Jobs and others from Apple to appear before the court and give a long winded discussion of the creation of Quicktime, and other audio / video tools.
Getting a big name company involved would be a big step in this process.
I would also ask that the original creators and writers of the patent be deposed to get the process, and actions, and the EXACT intent of the process they created.
Also, I would suggest a crank up in the PR campaign. This whole thing works only because Acacia is the only one talking to the public. The group going to court shoudl be releasing information and contacting the media, as well as contacting companies such as Apple, Microsoft, Real, and other players in the audio / video business that could adversely be affected by a company saying "you can't have video of any sort of the net without a license". This needs to go public, and the big guys need to be put into the spot of having to react.
Press releases regarding this court case shoudl be issued and made available on the newswires, and sent to all business reporting services, so that people can make a more informed decision based on the current legal climate for this company.
You may also want to get ahold of AOL TW, which through AOl and CNN are both large distributors of streaming material, and TW is a large cable operator. They need to be made aware of what is coming down the pipe and the affects of a loss by the adult website community could mean for their business bottom lines. 2% gross of aol income monthly ain't chicken feed, now is it? As you have said, the gold at the end of the rainbow is a chunk of the VOD business... and these companies are the ones that will really lose if the adult industry group fails. All of our incime together ain't nothing compared to the big prize.
Finally, I would contact the SEC and ask them to look into the buying and selling of Acacia shares, to see if anyone has been profitting unfairly from this run-up in price, by somehow buying before major announcements. I am not an expert, but the volume on this stock is not very constant, and could show some odd actions.
Alex
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