Imagine if the US government had a video on its website, could Acacia then demand 2% of gross government revenue?

As usual Holly, you are spot on! :thumbsup

sure could

I know several Hells Angel types.

They believe in female equality.
: )

Who wouldn't?

What I do not understand is why would Plat Bucks settle if they are a Canadien corporation. I wonder how that worked out. Also remember there were a number of rounds of letters going out....

If Acacia is a true patent then the government must pay also,
for their digital transmissions called DMT ?

Are they just canadian corp? Aren't they under Visa US for processing? Would have to have some corperate US ties then, which would mean the patent applies, but I am sure dave will clear that up.
ZoiNk

I think so ...
That's why I asked earlier if NASA had to report to Acacia,
and how that would work?

If they have a US corporation for processing, or anything like that, bang, they are not longer strictly Canadian jurisdiction anymore.

Yes - risk management.
I hear you.
Are we ever going to meet?

Actually on Yahoo someone posted....

"43 licences at $2000 each wow how great" also he said "I bet it will be around $100,000 form licences"


To which you responded:

"Thats funny cause my company settled and we should make up your entire pretiction of revenues alone. "

(At least I think it was you. Platinum_Investor is you right?)

So the guy is guessing $100k... you are suggesting you contributed that much or almost that much on your own.

Dave, that's not a tiny part of their revenue. That's over half of what they reported for that past quarter.

If you've been trading this stock... man, I dunno, but it can't be good.

:uhoh

:1orglaugh

Believe me, you don't want to meet me next time I'm in Calgary. I have children to consider, and I don't think I could hold myself responsible for my actions. better to avoid the situation altogether, for my kids if nothing else.

?

Who are you to resist the wit and charm of sexeducation? :1orglaugh

Yes. The whole board is flying/driving in for your bond hearing.

Damn

well..if you know your gonna settle..buy a bunch of stock,settle, turn over your affilates, then cash in big time!

well..thats one hypothetical isnt it?

pump and dump!

Someone who is smart enough to know what I am capable of when faced with someone or something that horrifies/disgusts/pisses me off as much as this cracker does. As a mother, I find his very existance loathesome. As I said, I would be far better off to avoid the situation, as this loser is absolutely not worth going to jail over, EVER. He will get what he deserves some day, because what goes around comes around.

Apparently, people are already doing that.

This whole thing just bums me out. :(

Probably better that you don't get together anyway, I don't think the relationship would work out. You're a bit old for him, you already graduated elementary school.

Very true :) Kind of worries me that I have friends who have kids in Calgary though.. I keep them up to date, along with the Calgary Police. Let the proper authorities handle him. Until then, well, I can laugh at him here :P

Excellent point! I listened to the whole thing.. but.. did they say flat out that they are not facing any lawsuits? I'm gonna have to listen again.

By the looks of the posts on yahoo finance... we are not the only ones who thing Acacia is shady

I think that's awesome! I know a 4 time Emmy award winning reporter and will call in a favor when the time is right.

Far-L... any way these little guys can joint your suit ? The guys that are going to end up getting served soon? $35k is a lot for most of them to pay.. what about $3k or $4k??

I really enjoy someone else being passionate about this and speaking out. So refreshing!! I love it! :)

this thread got real boring somehow.

i guess that's what happens when i dont stay involved.

OK Brad!

:winkwink:

I wonder what they would answer to that lol...


"Ladies and Gentlemen, According to ACACIA's Claims of Owning the DMT Technology, every company using Such technology as "streaming" or "downloading" any form of video clip would be inclined to give 2% of the gross revenue away as a liscence.

According to our observations, The US Government has been using the DMT Technology for quite some time... Please take the time to analyse if 2% of 4,000+ Billion dollars every year for the past XX years since the debut of the patent is a rightful claim. Would 80 billions a year for a liscence fee make any sense to you at all? Now each of the defendants don't gross 4000+ billions a year... but the same reasoning stand."


LOL

The revenue that Acacia stated was for the past Q.

We settled one week ago. So our revenue will go into their next quarter which they say will be 1 million plus.

It was a guess before earnings came out, how much Acacia earned from licence agreements.

Talk about boring.. anyone listen to this guys show last night?

PULLING TEETH

Hoopers show = An expensive ugly date that doesn't put out!

I don't think it matters where you're located if you do business in the US. CE settled and they're an offshore (Curacao?) company. :(

Some of the people that have settled have already stated that Acacia asked for affiliate info in the settlement.

Do you realize you violated SEC rules?

I was responding to why a country outside the US would settle at all and not addressing the affiliate situation. :)

I received the Acacia letter a few minutes ago. The letter was addressed with my real name which is not known except by the companies I signed up as an affiliate. From the Acacia settlement list, I signed up with Hustler and Vivid only. My real name does not appear with my domain registrar.

Fuck you Hustler and Vivid. You get no business from me. You violated my right to privacy.

I phoned Acacia to tell them that their patent didn't apply to me since I only dish out escort ads. Funny that the only two people that could legally explain the issues to me were 'out of town'.

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Giorgio,


Sorry, but you are 100% wrong and you should be careful about coming to fast assumptions and making false accusations. Your irresponsible and false accusations could hurt our business and we take that very seriously.

Neither Hustler nor Vivid has given (or ever will give) Acacia ANY affiliate information. Period.

I expect you to provide proof of your allegations or post a retraction and an apology immediately.

THIER BEING BACKED BY THE US GOVERMENT , AOL , MS.
WHO IN THE HELL DO YOU THINK GAVE THEM YOUR INFO ?

Why do so many people think that the published list includes all the companies that have signed? Odd notion.

Did you ever buy content from Matrix content?

There are a number of threads where people have mentioned Matrix as a possible sell out.

I don't know, I am just reposting what others have said here on GFY.

I am stating fact. These are the only two affiliates I have signed up with that are a party to licencing deals with Acacia. My real name is not public knowledge.

I am not liable for any apology. If my comments about Hustler and Vivid defame to the point of hurting your business, your business is already sunk. The last time I checked with Hoover's both Hustler and Vivid were both doing $100MM in sales a year. A poor little webmaster with 25,000 uniques make you feel scared?

Hustler, et al shouldn't have cut a deal.

I only serve escort ads on my network. All secondary income comes from affiliate-only sales. I do not stream or push any video or audio content, nor do I have a paysite section.

I have never purchased content from Matrix.

You do have a point. Luckily I have only signed up with a small amount of sponsors. I could gather a list.

You dont promote ANY other sponsors and never have ever? I find that a little hard to believe.

the letter i got used a nickname i rarely use, and neither hustler, vivid nor matrix have that nickname. i'm pretty sure ce does not have it either.

any more ideas on who it could be?

True. As I stated in another post, I am gathering a complete list which should be quite easy since the vast majority were sign-ups after March.

damn, i had to read 2 pages to catch up since i left last night and didnt come up with anything worth reading. thanks guys:glugglug

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You said "You violated my right to privacy.".

That is NOT a fact. This is a false statement and I don't take it lightly.

We did not share your information, nor will we ever share any affiliate information unless we were forced to by a court order.

Last night Fletch XXX jumped the gun and named Hustler as the possible culprit. Upon further investigation he apologized and acknowledged that he jumped to conclusions to fast. I was not happy with his initial statement, but he was smart enough to investigate further and man enough to admit his mistake. Are you?

You are entitled to your opinion about Hustler and Vivid settling, however, you are not entitled to make false accusations.

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Wait...first you were sure it was Hustler and Vivid and now you're gathering a list? Why am I not surprised.....

I'm growing very tired of all the finger pointing without any hard facts.

You know Ken sometimes finger pointing is the process of elimination.

I give you credit. You are one of the few standing here in defense of companies you work for.

There are many companies that have not posted one word in their defense.

I think Giorgio_Xo might be jumping the gun a bit but I think you are as well. You don't need to say "I'm gonna sue you if you talk bad about me" for people to know where you're coming from. A lot of people feel like they're drowning and don't need more threats when they come up for air. :2 cents: