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Originally posted by Choker
Yes you are the BIG PICTURE. What I propose is a defense fund to invalidate Acacias claim that free sites linking to sites with videos on them are violating their patent.
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I understand that..... but 2,000 webmasters @ $100 each may not be enough... last thing you want to have happen is you start your group, get on the road to going to court and find your burn rate depletes your money...then what?
The reason that FTPF does not focus on just Acacia is because of potential antitrust issues.... but there is nothing wrong with FTPF's first patent abuse case to be Acacia... that's why i always reference fighting against patent abuse, not about fighting Acacia.. there is a reason for it.
ANother issue, forming an organization is a full time job...doing it on a part time basis as a side project may not cut it.
As you mentioned, FTPF is looking at the big picture because USA Video could very well do the same as Acacia since they too have a patent claim to downloading of video.
Maybe the answer is you work through IMPA since they have some structure already in place. They already have attorneys that understand the case and issues, and could take TGP people up as a class to open another front or join the exist front of 11 defendants.
Most big IP firms don't like p*rn companies.....F&R has already taken alot of flak from people because they accepted this case.
lastly, you can't take any legal action until they actually sue one of the people in your group.
Fight the Patent!