He is also investigating whether the colleges already license streaming software through companies like Microsoft or RealNetworks. Depending on what their contracts say, those companies might have some responsibility for helping to defend the university from a lawsuit. Officials at Apple and Microsoft say they know nothing about Acacia's letters.
But Mr. Rawlins says, "When we go back and look at the contracts and the threads through them, we could have a lot of interesting people on our side."
http://homepages.law.asu.edu/~dkarja...CHE11-7-03.htm
Acacia has stepped into a trap and it's time to take this fight public. No one cares about porn companies, but everyone cares about schools.
This is where the IMPA people need a public relations company. Now that the schools are getting letters, it is time for a full scale media attack on Acacia.
Imagine the backlash the government would hear if Acacia was exposed for driving up tuitions and putting schools out of business or hurting the education system in the United States.
Now is the time for a public relations war with Acacia. They have overplayed their hand.
If the public hears enough about this, they will get angry.
It's also a good way to preview your case to potential jury members before the cases go to court.
The public (jury members) need to know before the porn cases go to court that Acacia is trying to hurt the U.S. educational system. Make sure that jurors understand this is not about porn, it's about the exploitation of a bad patent.
The IMPA needs a PR firm badly.