1989 Video from AT&T Labs "Pandora" project defeats Acacia patent claims!

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  • Bladewire
    StraightBro
    • Aug 2003
    • 56220
    #101
    Originally posted by Groove


    What time do you go to bed?

    It's presently 7.30pm in Sydney
    Bastards!!! I was real tired and absolutely beat! Couldn't sleep though so I'm gonna have a couple drinks


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      • Bladewire
        StraightBro
        • Aug 2003
        • 56220
        #102
        Originally posted by bhutocracy



        hahah I was thinking the exact same thing.. I had to check my clock to make sure I hadn't missed several hours... I'm assuming he's on a webmaster sleep cycle.


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          • Paul Markham
            Too old to care
            • Jun 2001
            • 52942
            #103
            Originally posted by bhutocracy
            man they must be pissed at their prior art researchers.
            Did they actually release who there researchers were?

            This could lay them very open to the counter claim that they did not do there research properly, or did they do it at all. Someone find out who their researchers were and what they actually did, if they didn't do there job properly and just tried to push this through, they could end up on the wrong side in a court case.

            We need to get this info out to Spike and see what he can make of it. Let's put Berman out of business as a lesson to anyone else who thinks we are pussies.

            We owe Sqirtit for this work, want some content for free mate?



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              • james_clickmemedia
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                • Apr 2003
                • 2204
                #104
                Good work on the prior art....
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                  • Serge_Oprano
                    So Fucking Banned
                    • Feb 2002
                    • 9820
                    #105
                    Originally posted by bhutocracy


                    yep - seriously, congratulations.. great find mate.
                    ditto,
                    even though I scratch "mate"
                    ;-)))

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                      • swingerman
                        Registered User
                        • Jul 2003
                        • 223
                        #106

                        Squirtit, you're the man!

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                          • onlymovies
                            Confirmed User
                            • Sep 2003
                            • 906
                            #107
                            A very good fine.

                            This really kind of scares me though to see this stuff posted on a public board as it gives Acacia a lot of time to figure out away around it....and even more time to prepare some 'arguments' for the judge.

                            The last thing you want is for Acacia to know what ammunition is going to be released upon them in court.....and that's just making Homegrown's fight that much harder to win. I bet Acacia reads this board daily and laughs at us as they sit here collecting info on how their attackers plan to attack. I know i would. Just something to keep in mind.

                            On another note, I also remember hearing an interview where they were "patching" up the holes in the patent on a constant basis. Keep in mind that whatever is said here is just giving them more ideas to use to patch up their patent before it goes to trial. Weather that's true or not, who knows.

                            New information is always exciting. But there's a time and place for it. Acacia is after the adult industry and you know they're watching the biggest adult webmaster board closely. This is not the place to post this stuff, and right now is not the time to publicize new finds that will give Homegrown a harder fight in the end. Just an opinion and my 2cents.

                            None the less, this is a great find for sure. Nice work.
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                              • Paul Markham
                                Too old to care
                                • Jun 2001
                                • 52942
                                #108
                                Originally posted by BRISK
                                Imagine if you could find a perfect example of prior art, but it turned out to be a video of hardcore anal sex. How funny would that be?
                                My brother was at college for computer sciences back in the mid 70s, he said all they did not the Internet was swap porn files with other students around the world.



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                                  • XXXPhoto
                                    Registered User
                                    • Oct 2003
                                    • 27
                                    #109
                                    This fellow seemed to be on the track in early 80s...

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                                      • the Grandad
                                        Confirmed User
                                        • Aug 2003
                                        • 1038
                                        #110
                                        Great one Squirtit

                                        Also onlymovies has a good point about this post perhaps we could have this thread deleted and continue discustions on a Usename/Password protected area?
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                                          • dchottie
                                            Confirmed User
                                            • Feb 2003
                                            • 894
                                            #111
                                            I found these links and thought they were very interesting. It shows the direction we were headed in as far back as the early 70's and late 60's:

                                            http://www.zakon.org/robert/internet/timeline/
                                            http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc508.html
                                            http://www.dei.isep.ipp.pt/docs/arpa-Introduc.html

                                            And this was highly interesting but i'm just not sure how to find the actual trial records from this case so that I can find the dates that he posted a playboy picture for download. He was arrested in 1993 by the FBI for piracy and part of the charge was for having this photo available on the bbs but it doesn't say what dates the photo was available: http://www.pixi.com/~irvdili/page-22.htm

                                            related link: http://timeline.textfiles.com/1987/

                                            OH Yeah, and there is this one also. I think this is really promising:
                                            New NODELIST Distribution Method
                                            by Ben Baker, Fido 100/76

                                            Maybe you haven't noticed, but the nodelist is becoming
                                            quite large. If there is no satellite link, it takes about four
                                            and a half minutes to transmit NODELIST.A59 at 2400 baud, and
                                            nearly eight minutes at 1200 baud. It took OVER eight minutes at
                                            2400 baud to send it via satellite to Hawaii!

                                            We now have about eight hundred nodes in the nodelist. If
                                            we assume an average of six minutes transmission time per node,
                                            that's about eighty hours a week to distribute a new nodelist to
                                            everybody! If only ten per cent is long distance, that's still a
                                            non-trivial sum we're giving Ma Bell each week! In order to
                                            reduce the overhead of nodelist distribution, we are making a
                                            change to the distribution format.

                                            NODELIST.A73 will be a particularly fat nodelist archive
                                            file. It will contain some extra files which are very important
                                            to you. The complete contents of the file are as follows:

                                            COORD.073
                                            NODELIST.073
                                            NODEDIFF.073
                                            EDITNL.ARC consisting of
                                            EDITNL.COM
                                            EDITNL.DOC

                                            NODEDIFF.073 will be a file which represents the differences
                                            between NODELIST.066 and NODELIST.073 in a rather simplistic edit
                                            command format. EDITNL is the program which can construct
                                            NODELIST.073 from NODELIST.066 and NODEDIFF.073. It will be
                                            instructive to compare the sizes of the NODELIST and NODEDIFF
                                            files.


                                            Source http://www.textfiles.com/bbs/FIDONET...S/fido0309.nws

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                                              • Scootermuze
                                                Confirmed User
                                                • Dec 2001
                                                • 4513
                                                #112
                                                It seems to me that the defense attorneys could take this information and send it to the patent office, if it in fact proves prior art, and have Acacia's patent revoked.

                                                It could easily be shown that the patent was granted without merit.. and I would think that they would have no choice but to pull the patent rights.

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                                                  • Paul Markham
                                                    Too old to care
                                                    • Jun 2001
                                                    • 52942
                                                    #113
                                                    Originally posted by the Grandad
                                                    Great one Squirtit

                                                    Also onlymovies has a good point about this post perhaps we could have this thread deleted and continue discustions on a Usename/Password protected area?
                                                    I think Acacia will be bright enough to register if they need to.

                                                    Plus I think you will find there is such a thing as "discovery". What this does, is show Acacia what they are up against and now they have decided to go after the universities they are in for a tougher time.

                                                    Anyone bothered to ask Ken what he thinks of this? He showed how much of a team player he is one week, then the next he sees what the little guys can do.

                                                    I bet he's going to be the webmasters kicking toy at the next convention he show up at.



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                                                      • Pleasurepays
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                                                        • Aug 2002
                                                        • 11913
                                                        #114
                                                        most likely this goes all the way back to Stanford and DARPA Net, its just a question of finding some evidence of it.

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                                                          • dchottie
                                                            Confirmed User
                                                            • Feb 2003
                                                            • 894
                                                            #115
                                                            Originally posted by Pleasurepays
                                                            most likely this goes all the way back to Stanford and DARPA Net, its just a question of finding some evidence of it.
                                                            DARPA Net was an off shoot of the ARPANET and like I said they have documented work back into the late 60's and early 70s of work with audio and video on the internet. Check out the links I posted.

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                                                              • Pleasurepays
                                                                BANNED - SUPPORTING TUBES
                                                                • Aug 2002
                                                                • 11913
                                                                #116
                                                                in fact, it may prove to be easier to track down some of the people who helped start all this. Most of the people who worked on ARPA and developed ARPANET in the late 60's and early 70's were professors at UCLA, MIT, University of Minnisota, Stanford and other universities. they are probably easy to find.

                                                                it seems hard to believe that they would not know of very early examples of audio/video on the web... and be able to offer supporting documents that prove it since everything was very well documented.

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                                                                  • chemicaleyes
                                                                    UNSTOPPABLE
                                                                    • Aug 2003
                                                                    • 11569
                                                                    #117
                                                                    Originally posted by AdvertisingSex
                                                                    Scratch out Acacia's name and insert AT&T's...
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                                                                      • Pleasurepays
                                                                        BANNED - SUPPORTING TUBES
                                                                        • Aug 2002
                                                                        • 11913
                                                                        #118
                                                                        hehe. sorry. i did not read your post.

                                                                        but you are right,... everything is very well documented. its just a question of finding everything.

                                                                        i seriously doubt that their interest stopped at simply sharing documents and it seems quite logical that audio/video would be a natural next progression.

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                                                                          • vicki
                                                                            Confirmed User
                                                                            • Feb 2002
                                                                            • 1478
                                                                            #119
                                                                            absolutely AWESOME squirtit!

                                                                            I do have to say one thing though, think of this as war tactics (or even a game of chess). When you give the opposition the edge of knowing your future moves, you are also giving the opposition the edge of countering that move and winning the battle. I do NOT want to throw cold water here but its pretty obvious which boards are being watched

                                                                            I wish there were some way to keep these incredible finds behind a secured area, yet still list things we need to find ...... then after all is said and done give the credit openly to those who gave so selfishly of their time and efforts (like squirtit)

                                                                            and one final thought, there should be no need for a court case if the legal team fighting this deems it as 'proof' (which is looking good :D), all they need to do is present it to the researcher involved at the patent office - or his immediate supervisor


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                                                                              • fiveyes
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                                                                                • Aug 2001
                                                                                • 1680
                                                                                #120
                                                                                The "we must not post prior art examples" argument has been rehashed before. The only way it can hurt the defense team is if any of the defendents begin actively participating, which could open them up to additional law suits besides that of infringement.

                                                                                As far as Acacia being aware of what is being said here, take it for granted. It's already been shown that they are not only aware of these forums in general but are actively monitoring them.

                                                                                But, the fact is, prior art is prior art. If it exists, their patent will either be invalidated or the claims will be narrowed in their interprtation and application. It's not going to matter if they know about it now, next week or a year from now, prior art is simply not something than they'll be able to "argue away" once it surfaces. And neither is there going to be a "last minute surprise" pulled in the courtroom that will turn the tide one way or the other. That only happens on Perry Mason.

                                                                                These open discussions, pats on the back, and feedback amongst ourselves about prior art is not only the right thing to do, since it encourages others to join in on the search, but it's the BEST thing to do, since it may well take the wind out of Acacia's sails before they ever get to the courtroom.
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                                                                                  • goBigtime
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                                                                                    • Nov 2002
                                                                                    • 7761
                                                                                    #121
                                                                                    Originally posted by Squirtit


                                                                                    Yeah... all the time and effort... all the money... could have been spent on me .. a little Squirt!! ;) And God knows I need it to promote my site and make some $$$$

                                                                                    If this turns out to be the straw that breaks Acacias back, then all of you guys with traffic trades should be giving Squirtit a lifetime link

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                                                                                      • Pleasurepays
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                                                                                        • Aug 2002
                                                                                        • 11913
                                                                                        #122
                                                                                        i agree... keeping the discussions quiet is a big part of the problem.

                                                                                        the biggest part of the problem.

                                                                                        Acacia is a publically held company. I would like to know that their shareholders know they are being fucked dry by a bunch of ambulance chasing attorneys on a flimsy case which is facing growing opposition.

                                                                                        this shit should be on CNN... not GFY!

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                                                                                          • pornguy
                                                                                            Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                            • Mar 2003
                                                                                            • 62910
                                                                                            #123
                                                                                            Hey squirtit, if this works to get them off our backs, then maybe we shhould each send you 5 bucks.

                                                                                            Thanks man!

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                                                                                              • fiveyes
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                                                                                                • Aug 2001
                                                                                                • 1680
                                                                                                #124
                                                                                                Oh, and one other thing- any promising lead anyone comes across should be forwarded to :

                                                                                                Spike @ homegrownvideo.com

                                                                                                He isn't able to keep up with everything that happens on the boards and might very well overlook something important otherwise. Be a shame if somebody found exactly what was needed for a key argument and it didn't get forwarded on to the defense team...
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                                                                                                  • goBigtime
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                                                                                                    • Nov 2002
                                                                                                    • 7761
                                                                                                    #125
                                                                                                    http://finance.yahoo.com/q/mb?s=ACTG

                                                                                                    I'm surprised that nobody has posted this GFY link there yet.

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                                                                                                      • goBigtime
                                                                                                        Confirmed User
                                                                                                        • Nov 2002
                                                                                                        • 7761
                                                                                                        #126
                                                                                                        Originally posted by Amputate Your Head
                                                                                                        here's some more stuff that looks rather interesting... straight outta the IEEE Journal on selected areas in communications, specifically, Volume: 7, Issue: 5, Year: Jun 1989


                                                                                                        gotta be a member to access the full journals, but you can see by the two pages of very descriptive titles that Acacia did NOT invent this shit.



                                                                                                        I'm pretty sure that It's not so much the hardware/technology that Acacia is claiming - but the method/process of setting up a library of content that the end user is able to choose content items from to be downloaded (or streamed) to him/her and optionally saved for later re-plays.

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                                                                                                          • PrivateEye
                                                                                                            Confirmed User
                                                                                                            • Mar 2003
                                                                                                            • 1784
                                                                                                            #127
                                                                                                            Originally posted by Pleasurepays
                                                                                                            i agree... keeping the discussions quiet is a big part of the problem.

                                                                                                            the biggest part of the problem.

                                                                                                            Acacia is a publically held company. I would like to know that their shareholders know they are being fucked dry by a bunch of ambulance chasing attorneys on a flimsy case which is facing growing opposition.

                                                                                                            this shit should be on CNN... not GFY!
                                                                                                            I agree....but better than CNN we should all go around and post on all the investor boards that prior art has been found....and maybe even a few of the ones left should files counter suits

                                                                                                            If we could cause mass panic...might make that stock fall fast...taking there running capital with it

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                                                                                                              • Groove
                                                                                                                Confirmed User
                                                                                                                • Jan 2003
                                                                                                                • 3852
                                                                                                                #128
                                                                                                                Originally posted by goBigtime
                                                                                                                http://finance.yahoo.com/q/mb?s=ACTG

                                                                                                                I'm surprised that nobody has posted this GFY link there yet.
                                                                                                                It would be interesting to see what happens to Acacia's stock
                                                                                                                price if the AT&T movie was posted to that board

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                                                                                                                  • fiveyes
                                                                                                                    Confirmed User
                                                                                                                    • Aug 2001
                                                                                                                    • 1680
                                                                                                                    #129
                                                                                                                    Originally posted by Groove


                                                                                                                    It would be interesting to see what happens to Acacia's stock
                                                                                                                    price if the AT&T movie was posted to that board
                                                                                                                    I've mucked around a bit this past year on that forum, tweaking their noses every once in awhile. But this one isn't my find.

                                                                                                                    Sure is tempting though...

                                                                                                                    Maybe just a wee link to this thread?
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                                                                                                                      • vicki
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                                                                                                                        • Feb 2002
                                                                                                                        • 1478
                                                                                                                        #130
                                                                                                                        Originally posted by fiveyes


                                                                                                                        But, the fact is, prior art is prior art. If it exists, their patent will either be invalidated or the claims will be narrowed in their interprtation and application. It's not going to matter if they know about it now, next week or a year from now, prior art is simply not something than they'll be able to "argue away" once it surfaces. And neither is there going to be a "last minute surprise" pulled in the courtroom that will turn the tide one way or the other. That only happens on Perry Mason.

                                                                                                                        These open discussions, pats on the back, and feedback amongst ourselves about prior art is not only the right thing to do, since it encourages others to join in on the search, but it's the BEST thing to do, since it may well take the wind out of Acacia's sails before they ever get to the courtroom.
                                                                                                                        Why go to court at all? If the defending lawyers see this as proof of prior art, the patent office and their researcher is all thats needed to overturn the patent ... no?

                                                                                                                        *pffffttttt on acacia*
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                                                                                                                          • vicki
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                                                                                                                            • Feb 2002
                                                                                                                            • 1478
                                                                                                                            #131
                                                                                                                            Originally posted by Deeprub


                                                                                                                            I agree....but better than CNN we should all go around and post on all the investor boards that prior art has been found....and maybe even a few of the ones left should files counter suits

                                                                                                                            If we could cause mass panic...might make that stock fall fast...taking there running capital with it

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                                                                                                                              • pimplink
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                                                                                                                                • Jun 2001
                                                                                                                                • 9535
                                                                                                                                #132
                                                                                                                                Originally posted by AdvertisingSex
                                                                                                                                Scratch out Acacia's name and insert AT&T's...

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                                                                                                                                  • fiveyes
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                                                                                                                                    • Aug 2001
                                                                                                                                    • 1680
                                                                                                                                    #133
                                                                                                                                    Originally posted by vicki


                                                                                                                                    Why go to court at all? If the defending lawyers see this as proof of prior art, the patent office and their researcher is all thats needed to overturn the patent ... no?

                                                                                                                                    *pffffttttt on acacia*
                                                                                                                                    Good point: http://www.yarbroughlaw.com/Patent%2...amination2.htm
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                                                                                                                                      • Groove
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                                                                                                                                        • Jan 2003
                                                                                                                                        • 3852
                                                                                                                                        #134
                                                                                                                                        Originally posted by fiveyes

                                                                                                                                        I've mucked around a bit this past year on that forum, tweaking their noses every once in awhile. But this one isn't my find.

                                                                                                                                        Sure is tempting though...

                                                                                                                                        Maybe just a wee link to this thread?
                                                                                                                                        Well if the video or thread is to get posted, Squirtit
                                                                                                                                        should definitely have first option of doing it

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                                                                                                                                          • FightThisPatent
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                                                                                                                                            • Aug 2003
                                                                                                                                            • 4090
                                                                                                                                            #135
                                                                                                                                            Originally posted by Squirtit


                                                                                                                                            BTW Brandon you told me on the phone I should come here and post for bragging rights then you post that they already have this lead?

                                                                                                                                            Something isn't right here... care to explain?


                                                                                                                                            After talking with you and the inital excitement at the find, the name Pandora stuck in my head.... i dug back into my emails to figure out where i had seen that name.

                                                                                                                                            It was not until later that i figured it out...

                                                                                                                                            There is no disparaging of you or anyone's efforts.... I am so glad that people like squirt and all the other posters are taking the time out of their own busy lives to help find the prior art.

                                                                                                                                            I'm sorry that you feel that i acted like a referee in a game, but someone has to act as a clearinghouse, otherwise people would all be finding the exact same things.

                                                                                                                                            With Fiveyes post, it seems to be clear that referees are unpopular sometimes with the players because the calls they have to make.

                                                                                                                                            You think I have the patent on prior art searches? Puh-leeez.


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                                                                                                                                              • FightThisPatent
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                                                                                                                                                • Aug 2003
                                                                                                                                                • 4090
                                                                                                                                                #136
                                                                                                                                                Originally posted by fiveyes

                                                                                                                                                I just want to know how he has access to a defense lawyer after business hours. That's a trick I've never managed...

                                                                                                                                                Patent lawyers seem to find me and they like my approach to fighting against patent abuse, and offer their time to answer my questions... fortunately, they are online and accessible.


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                                                                                                                                                  • FightThisPatent
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                                                                                                                                                    • Aug 2003
                                                                                                                                                    • 4090
                                                                                                                                                    #137
                                                                                                                                                    Originally posted by fiveyes



                                                                                                                                                    It's all fine and good that there is such an interest and willingness to look for prior art on this matter, but a more effective approach is always the coordinated effort.

                                                                                                                                                    yes, an excellent point.. one that is echoed by some recent conversations with a patent attorney.

                                                                                                                                                    The initial debate was whether to even post prior art searches, and in the end, the decision was made that posting what prior art searches i was doing was a good thing.

                                                                                                                                                    The next step is to add to that list to include the prior art that was found so that anyone can view/read it.

                                                                                                                                                    I think it is a good idea, and I will create that page.

                                                                                                                                                    Squirt's find is an excellent one...... it gives those people watching it more information to help in their decision to fight or not fight against the patent claims.

                                                                                                                                                    This is what Squirt's find means to me... when watching that video, it just drives it home...... so it makes sense for everyone to view video clips like this or to read about the other prior art finds there has been.


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                                                                                                                                                      • plexer
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                                                                                                                                                        #138
                                                                                                                                                        Originally posted by bhutocracy
                                                                                                                                                        yaa yaaa..

                                                                                                                                                        I'M FREEEEE!!!!

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                                                                                                                                                          • Aussie Rebel
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                                                                                                                                                            • Aug 2001
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                                                                                                                                                            #139
                                                                                                                                                            Great find mate

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                                                                                                                                                              • FightThisPatent
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                                                                                                                                                                • Aug 2003
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                                                                                                                                                                #140
                                                                                                                                                                Originally posted by sexeducation


                                                                                                                                                                you don't give him an opportunity to "control" things ....


                                                                                                                                                                I don't need to "control" things.. I have never asked anyone to do anything, nor have ever put myself into the drivers seat and ask others to hop in. (given the great number of great posts, maybe i should have asked for help... but then again, I have been posting the Searching.html page many times throughout the threads.).

                                                                                                                                                                What I have been doing with FightThePatent.com has been my own crusade, and along the way, many people have joined it and have contributed.

                                                                                                                                                                I get emails on a daily basis from people who have ideas or pointers for prior art.

                                                                                                                                                                I get emails daily from webmasters how are very concerned about these issues because they may have to settle with Acacia to protect their business. I talk to many on the phone in a counseling kind of way, to present all the issues, and I tell them if they have to pay the license, they won't be looked down upon by me, i understand the hard business decisions that people must make if they don't have the money to fight.

                                                                                                                                                                I put up this page http://www.FightThePatent.com/v2/Searching.html as like a FAQ because so many want to help, that it made sense to just point people to this page....these are the searches that I am looking for, but doesn't list what I have already found.. so I'll create a new FAQ-type page to list what has been found.. not only to help reduce any duplication of efforts, but also to let those who have an "information packet" to make some judgements on their own.

                                                                                                                                                                I am not hording the prior art finds from anyone. Any defense attorney that contacts me will get the same information that I pass on to the current ones.


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                                                                                                                                                                  • FightThisPatent
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                                                                                                                                                                    #141
                                                                                                                                                                    Originally posted by onlymovies
                                                                                                                                                                    A very good fine.

                                                                                                                                                                    This really kind of scares me though to see this stuff posted on a public board as it gives Acacia a lot of time to figure out away around it....and even more time to prepare some 'arguments' for the judge.



                                                                                                                                                                    Yes, this is exactly the point that defense attorney made when I was confronted by some open-source developers asking why don't i just post all the prior art leads.

                                                                                                                                                                    After some debate, the end conclusion was that if more people saw the prior art seach list and the prior art finds, then more could get involved.

                                                                                                                                                                    This thread is excellent testimony to that point.



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                                                                                                                                                                      • Bladewire
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                                                                                                                                                                        • Aug 2003
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                                                                                                                                                                        #142
                                                                                                                                                                        Originally posted by FightThisPatent




                                                                                                                                                                        I don't need to "control" things.. I have never asked anyone to do anything, nor have ever put myself into the drivers seat and ask others to hop in. (given the great number of great posts, maybe i should have asked for help... but then again, I have been posting the Searching.html page many times throughout the threads.).

                                                                                                                                                                        What I have been doing with FightThePatent.com has been my own crusade, and along the way, many people have joined it and have contributed.

                                                                                                                                                                        I get emails on a daily basis from people who have ideas or pointers for prior art.

                                                                                                                                                                        I get emails daily from webmasters how are very concerned about these issues because they may have to settle with Acacia to protect their business. I talk to many on the phone in a counseling kind of way, to present all the issues, and I tell them if they have to pay the license, they won't be looked down upon by me, i understand the hard business decisions that people must make if they don't have the money to fight.

                                                                                                                                                                        I put up this page http://www.FightThePatent.com/v2/Searching.html as like a FAQ because so many want to help, that it made sense to just point people to this page....these are the searches that I am looking for, but doesn't list what I have already found.. so I'll create a new FAQ-type page to list what has been found.. not only to help reduce any duplication of efforts, but also to let those who have an "information packet" to make some judgements on their own.

                                                                                                                                                                        I am not hording the prior art finds from anyone. Any defense attorney that contacts me will get the same information that I pass on to the current ones.


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                                                                                                                                                                        I think your prior post was just confusing to everyone. I know it was late and you were VERY tired.... so don't sweat it.

                                                                                                                                                                        I joined the crusade to FightThePatent because I was inspired by your drive, energy, and conviction to do what was right! There is more prior art.... not everything is posted on the boards


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                                                                                                                                                                          • FightThisPatent
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                                                                                                                                                                            #143
                                                                                                                                                                            Originally posted by charly
                                                                                                                                                                            IPlus I think you will find there is such a thing as "discovery". What this does, is show Acacia what they are up against and now they have decided to go after the universities they are in for a tougher time.

                                                                                                                                                                            The other reason that was given to go ahead and list the prior art searches was that any prior art would have to be disclosed anyways to Acacia during discovert.

                                                                                                                                                                            The original reason that the defense side doesn't want prior art published, is that the plantiff could see it and start amending their patent (which many do) to make the patent stronger.

                                                                                                                                                                            They are allowed to add to their patent to make it more specific and address prior art... but if the foundation of the patent is found invalid, then the rest just falls down like dominoes....so that's why it was finally felt that releasing the infor was a good idea.


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                                                                                                                                                                              • Bladewire
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                                                                                                                                                                                • Aug 2003
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                                                                                                                                                                                #144
                                                                                                                                                                                Originally posted by fiveyes

                                                                                                                                                                                I've mucked around a bit this past year on that forum, tweaking their noses every once in awhile. But this one isn't my find.

                                                                                                                                                                                Sure is tempting though...

                                                                                                                                                                                Maybe just a wee link to this thread?
                                                                                                                                                                                Go for it fiveyes!! I'm tired and it's midnite my time....

                                                                                                                                                                                Do what you guys think is right! FightThePatent!!!


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                                                                                                                                                                                  • Bladewire
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                                                                                                                                                                                    • Aug 2003
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                                                                                                                                                                                    #145
                                                                                                                                                                                    Originally posted by FightThisPatent



                                                                                                                                                                                    The other reason that was given to go ahead and list the prior art searches was that any prior art would have to be disclosed anyways to Acacia during discovert.

                                                                                                                                                                                    The original reason that the defense side doesn't want prior art published, is that the plantiff could see it and start amending their patent (which many do) to make the patent stronger.

                                                                                                                                                                                    They are allowed to add to their patent to make it more specific and address prior art... but if the foundation of the patent is found invalid, then the rest just falls down like dominoes....so that's why it was finally felt that releasing the infor was a good idea.


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                                                                                                                                                                                    Yeah this is all going to be found in discovery anyway..

                                                                                                                                                                                    Isn't it best they know now and avoid more costly litigation?


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                                                                                                                                                                                      • FightThisPatent
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                                                                                                                                                                                        #146
                                                                                                                                                                                        Originally posted by Pleasurepays
                                                                                                                                                                                        in fact, it may prove to be easier to track down some of the people who helped start all this.

                                                                                                                                                                                        For those that understand Internet history, you know that Al Gore did not create the Internet.. one name that history does acknowledge as the "father of the internet" is Vint Cerf.

                                                                                                                                                                                        Do a google search on him and you will understand his contribution.

                                                                                                                                                                                        Vint Cerf is currently a Senior VP at MCI.. i have exchanged many emails with him, and he is concerned about these patent abuse cases, especially when it was people like him and his peers that developed the technology that we all use today.

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                                                                                                                                                                                          • goBigtime
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                                                                                                                                                                                            #147
                                                                                                                                                                                            Man I just watched that video ---- thats insane!


                                                                                                                                                                                            It talks SPECIFICALLY about cataloging and image/video libraries. It's basic video on demand.

                                                                                                                                                                                            I'm eager to see how Acacia is going to dispute this one. I doubt they will just concede even though I think Berman said in one of his interviews something like 'If there is prior art, call us, tell us about it. We want to know about it' ... not an exact quote, but I know he said something to that effect.

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                                                                                                                                                                                              • Hooper
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                                                                                                                                                                                                #148
                                                                                                                                                                                                way to go squirtit. that video is a nice find, but i'm certain that impa was aware of the bell labs research months ago.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Bladewire
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                                                                                                                                                                                                    #149
                                                                                                                                                                                                    Originally posted by goBigtime
                                                                                                                                                                                                    Man I just watched that video ---- thats insane!


                                                                                                                                                                                                    It talks SPECIFICALLY about cataloging and image/video libraries. It's basic video on demand.

                                                                                                                                                                                                    I'm eager to see how Acacia is going to dispute this one. I doubt they will just concede even though I think Berman said in one of his interviews something like 'If there is prior art, call us, tell us about it. We want to know about it' ... not an exact quote, but I know he said something to that effect.
                                                                                                                                                                                                    Yeah isn't it great!!! Step by step.. on video and explaining EVERYTHING to a T !!

                                                                                                                                                                                                    AND as pleasurePays stated earlier:
                                                                                                                                                                                                    "Prior Art" as definined in US Federal Law

                                                                                                                                                                                                    Title 35, United States Code, Section 102

                                                                                                                                                                                                    Sec. 102. - Conditions for patentability; novelty and loss of right to patent

                                                                                                                                                                                                    A person shall be entitled to a patent unless -

                                                                                                                                                                                                    (a) the invention was known or used by others in this country, or patented or described in a printed publication in this or a foreign country, before the invention thereof by the applicant for patent, or

                                                                                                                                                                                                    (b ) the invention was patented or described in a printed publication in this or a foreign country or in public use or on sale in this country, more than one year prior to the date of the application for patent in the United States, or


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                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Bladewire
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                                                                                                                                                                                                        #150
                                                                                                                                                                                                        Originally posted by charly
                                                                                                                                                                                                        Did they actually release who there researchers were?

                                                                                                                                                                                                        This could lay them very open to the counter claim that they did not do there research properly, or did they do it at all. Someone find out who their researchers were and what they actually did, if they didn't do there job properly and just tried to push this through, they could end up on the wrong side in a court case.

                                                                                                                                                                                                        We need to get this info out to Spike and see what he can make of it. Let's put Berman out of business as a lesson to anyone else who thinks we are pussies.

                                                                                                                                                                                                        We owe Sqirtit for this work, want some content for free mate?
                                                                                                                                                                                                        Charly good points there.. and yeah ICQ me about the content... you rock man!!! ICQ 265912752


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