Brainstorm for a new website to present info about ACACIA patent issues

fuckacacia.com would be a nice domain for such a site.

probably a domain name that doesn't reference their name... since that just opens up potential liability.

also, please check if the domain is available first before posting.

while fuckacacia.com is available for registering, it's a bit harsh to promote to mainstream.

Register acasiatech.net; it's available

What about FightThis.com ?

Needs to be a .com extension Majority of web surfers automatically think .com

keepstreamingfree.com

What about PriorArtThis.com ?

nothingworks.com

already registered

What a great idea you had!



Anyway...

I'm pretty sure that using Acacia in the domain name is perfectly fine. I think there have have several lawsuits lost by big mainstream companies to suggest this.


ie FightAcacia.com, StopAcacia.com or something to that effect should be fine.

Like this cool site: http://www.fuckmicrosoft.com/

ASACP_CTO - who are you really and what sites do you run?
How long have you been in business?
What is prompting you to come around just lately and try to be so involved in the Acacia issue? and trying to get so much info in the open?

I'm curious .........

My name is Brandon (my online handle is "dj") and i am the new CTO for ASACP.

I haven't run any adult websites, but i have been involved with the adult industry since 1997.

I rebuilt Lee Noga's zmaster.com in 1997 to be a database driven website that propelled sales from 330K/year to over a 1M/year. I was also the developer for OnTheRopes.com (ran by Lee Noga), a webmaster resource site that ran for 3 years)

I have been working in the computer industry for 17 years, been on the internet for 14 years, found and floundered a .com.

I am getting involved in this Acacia issue because it pisses me off to no end, when companies patent broad and common place ideas. This patent, along with so many recently, affect all internet-based businesses.

I consider myself an "inside-outsider" to the adult industry, as a lurker since 1997. I am aware of how the business works, the players, etc, which was one of the advantages for ASACP.org in bringing me onboard as their CTO to oversee their technology expansion. I was a "booth bunny" at the ASACP booth at InterNext.

My efforts are to educate people on how serious this issue is for anyone that has streaming audio or video on their websites, and to assist Home Grown Video and other webmasters in finding prior art, to help nullify this patent.

In reading this thread, i hope that you too are concerned about this issue, and if I can help to present to the readerss what we as non-lawyers can do, that more people can become involved and make a difference.

I am not trying to plug any product or service, i gain no benefits from my activism other than knowing that i did not sit idle to this and any other cause that is unjust.

ya, but they changed their identity to MicroSuck.com cause i am sure they were under heavy legal pressure from MS.

They still retains fuckmicrosoft.com and have it pointed to MicroSuck.com, but since that domain isn't what they publicize, it puts them out of the cross hairs.

actually, the idea was lifted from another acacia thread but since i didn't see any copyright, trademarks, or patents filed on the idea, i decided to bring it up.

Not looking to take any kind of credit for the idea, but will take action to do my part in getting the information out.

Much thanks for the reply
Lee can you vouch that this is correct?
Hope you can see my concern that someone coming out of the blue and asking for lots of info to be shared and posted publicly could be questioned
I still think any prior art info should be keep off of public posting boards and send to Impai

Ackacia.com ?

Assacia.com ?

I do like FightThis.com or FightThisPatent.com would work as well.

I'm glad someone like yourself is stepping up to form an information website where people can share ideas and post information or questions they have. I'm there there'd be a host who'd be willing to host such a site as well.

Best of luck, and make sure to make a new thread announcing the site with domain name when it's decided.

Cheers,
Matt

I don't think the issue is about prior art. That is what ACACIA is making everyone believe, though I think what will be tried is what their "engineers" find to be affected by the patent they own.

I could of course be wrong, but if the prior art thing was obvious then this would likely be over. I think it is not over yet though because ACACIA's patent has not be tried in any court to see if the way they are enforcing it is legal.

Cheers,
Matt

I certainly agree with you... but, I am not hurting anyone's case by helping those find the "needle in the haystack".

This kind of information, as well as general info about what this case is about is important for all webmasters who have audio/video clips on their website to understand.

matt, this issue is all about finding prior art.

Acacia has several approved patents that they feel covers their claims over "streaming audio and video".

The only ways to disprove this is to file to the US Patent Office to have the case reviewed in light of "prior art", or to go to court defending against an Acacia lawsuit, showing "prior art" that would invalidate their patent.

How about this:

wwwmc.org *availble*
stands for:
The world wide webmaster coaltion

I know him well, and he *IS* the real deal, trust me when I tell you this.

Great idea! Let's do it!

ok, i have registered the domain name FightThisPatent.com

(got 1 vote for it from Matt, so i went with it).

The reason i went with this one is because it is generic enough to apply to any future patents that need to be addressed. It's also not abrasive to mainstream media, which is one of the target audiences to read/learn about this Acacia issue.

Until now, i have been sitting on the sideline concerning patents that deal with the internet space. Before, i couldn't get involved because they were out in the mainstream, and not so much in this smaller, community space of the adult industry.

I know that many more patent claims will come this way, as they already have, and so there will be many more "call to arms" to find prior art, or to give education/information on the issues.

I will help to take up this fight by putting up a website and actively contributing information. I also welcome those who have similar concerns to also contribute information.

I have the domain registered now, so i need to get a webhost up. I'll post it up on this board when it is up (probably also ask for assistance on graphics and design since i can't draw, but i can code)

If a better name comes up that peope feel helps to capture the spirit of this issue, we can certainly set up that domain as well.

F-Acacia.com would certainly illustrate the sentiment, but won't carry over too well with mainstream.

On a slightly different note...... I saw an E! special on Jenna Jameson and the segment i saw was about her issues with Bill O'Reilly. Jenna was very articulate in defending and presenting herself against Bill. If anyone has connections to Jenna, this would be a great issue that she could present to Bill, since she herself has streaming video. It would get Bill's attention coming from her, and once he got over the fact that the Adult Industry was being picked on for patents, he'll realize that this is a bigger issue, that could actually affect him and his use of audio and video clips. Once i get the site up with some info, it would be great way to publicize the issues to get more people aware of this.

can't really have a coalition, it would be much like IMPAI as an association, you can get into an area of "conspiracy" if you have a large group focused on stopping another company.

Since the point of this website is to provide information, it gets around those issues, and doesn't have to bite its tongue on viewpoints, that people like HomeGrownVideo and others have to do since they are involved.

Long live freedom of speech!

exactly ...
they didn't like my post that they were being "legally strangled" in another thread. They could never "discuss" things like we can ...

Long live freedom of speech.

If you have been following some of the other threads on Acacia and Prior Art, then you would have seen me posting under ASACP_CTO. I have moved over to this posting name.

In response to webmasters needing to know more about this issue and what they can do, i have constructed a website at http://www.FightThisPatent.com that i will be updating with news and articles to help keep the webmaster community informed.

I am not forming an organization like IMPAI, so what i present won't have any antitrust issues. I'm doing this because this patent really pisses me off, and helping to fight this patent is one way to try and affect positive change.

The website is complementary to IMPAI when their site goes up. I've already chatted with Spike at Home Grown Video as a source to submit the prior art leads that i am working on, and any leads that people may submit to the website.

I'll post breaking topics and issues to GFY so that everyone can get a chance to make their comments.