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Originally posted by FightThisPatent
I am no legal eagle, just a tech-head.. but, your idea could work on the following grounds (IMO):
1) you were in a country that didn't have any Patent office...EU is under one umbrella, so even if your particular European country doesn't have a specific Acacia patent filed, the fact that they have them in the major ones will probably have them apply to the other countries.
2) you have no assets in the US. Sounds great to just stream from another country that is more lax in their laws, but you are doing business into the US, so you could have your US-based assets gone after.
Fight the Patent!
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Precisely why I posted this. to get some insight into how it's done in the US.
Isn't it so that they can only go after your assets in the country you broke the law/infringed etc..?
For example let's say I live in France, but I can start a business in Spain Whatver I do in Spain I can only be held accountable for in Spain, not in France.
Now to relay that to my example:
A webmaster living in the US rents a server in a country Acacia holds no patent, and starts a company there. From that setup he promotes a sponsor that also hosts and operates from a country Acacia holds no patent.
So in short he has no bizz in the US but offshore.
Can he be held accountlable in the US? I would think not but since i'm not living in the US I'm not 100% sure.