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They say that Acacia's licensing demand, backed by the threat of lawsuits, would add a huge new expense to colleges' technology programs, which are already running under tight budgets. And officials say that such costs could force colleges to stop adding new media features to course sites, which could hamper innovation in higher education.
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Acacia just lost any public support they may have wanted.
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Acacia did not send letters to Apple, Microsoft, or RealNetworks, companies that have built businesses on developing and licensing online-media programs, for simple business reasons, Mr. Berman says.
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Translation "Microsoft, Apple and Real would arse fuck us repeatidily so we are hitting the small guys who we can scare into giving us a % of their turnover.