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Originally posted by Badabing
1) If I have a free website without a/v content that links to a sponsor who provides a/v content, must I get an affiliate license with Acacia if that sponsor has a license with Acacia?
2) Must I get an affiliate license with Acacia if the sponsor I link to does not have a license with Acacia?
3) What if my sponsor doesn't have a license? I'm not clear what their expectations are in that case. 
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1) No, Berman has made it clearer in recent news releases that if a sponsor has a license, then the affiliates don't have to. The problem is that a webmaster usually runs more than 1 affiliate program, so they will end up having to either get a license, or drop all sponsors who haven't settled
2) Yes.. if the sponsor hasn't settled, then that makes you a 'contributory infringer' so therefore you would need a license.
3) If they don't have a license then you could be liable.
This is all absurd and ridiculous..and unfortunately, the court systems move slow to give the 11 defendants their day in court.
Fight the Patent!