Acacia Who called them? - GoFuckYourself.com

big-trouble · 11-22-2003, 06:11 PM

I have had many meetings with my attorney and the cost
of fighting them head on would put me out of business
and the cost of paying them would drasticly hurt me because
I would pay now and then again in January...

What I want to know is has anyone called them and worked
a deal??? I know this might not be a popular subject but
when you have a family to support what choice do you have.

Do you fight for what you believe in and loose everything you
have worked so hard for all these years... Or do you pay what
I feel is extrotion and stay in business???

This is the question myself and other webmasters I am sure
are faced with.

If you have called them what did they say and how did they
react?? Are they at least willing to work or is the fees cut in
stone??

Why · 11-22-2003, 06:12 PM

yea, i called and worked a deal with them....

i will meet then in hell and thats where they can kiss my fucking balls from behind.

id never settle, and wont even waste the $250 to go talk to my attorney about the matter.

theking · 11-22-2003, 06:18 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by big-trouble
I have had many meetings with my attorney and the cost
of fighting them head on would put me out of business
and the cost of paying them would drasticly hurt me because
I would pay now and then again in January...

What I want to know is has anyone called them and worked
a deal??? I know this might not be a popular subject but
when you have a family to support what choice do you have.

Do you fight for what you believe in and loose everything you
have worked so hard for all these years... Or do you pay what
I feel is extrotion and stay in business???

This is the question myself and other webmasters I am sure
are faced with.

If you have called them what did they say and how did they
react?? Are they at least willing to work or is the fees cut in
stone??

Have you been legally served or have you just received the standard letter?

QualityMpegs · 11-22-2003, 06:24 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Why
yea, i called and worked a deal with them....

i will meet then in hell and thats where they can kiss my fucking balls from behind.

id never settle, and wont even waste the $250 to go talk to my attorney about the matter.

kiss your balls from behind, hahaha

big-trouble · 11-22-2003, 06:25 PM

Just the standard letter....

Krome · 11-22-2003, 06:26 PM

big-trouble
I am probably spamming

Registered: Nov 2003
Location:
Posts: 3

Do you work for Acacia and are trying to persuade people to settle for a little bit of cash as you know full well you cant take everyone to court?

Slick · 11-22-2003, 06:27 PM

Don't worry, just stay tuned to this board to find out what's gonna happen. I honestly don't think that they have a chance, BUT if they do have a case, see what everyone else does on here and follow their lead

Why · 11-22-2003, 06:28 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by QualityMpegs

kiss your balls from behind, hahaha

i told the cops that once too. if you think your gonna bend me over. go ahead and do it, while your back there pull my nuts between my legs and lick them, while you licking my ass.

Mr.Fiction · 11-22-2003, 06:30 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Krome
big-trouble
I am probably spamming

Registered: Nov 2003
Location:
Posts: 3

Do you work for Acacia and are trying to persuade people to settle for a little bit of cash as you know full well you cant take everyone to court?

The attack of the Acacia interns?

Gemini · 11-22-2003, 06:35 PM

Bet you walk with a permanent limp too eh Why?

Serge_Oprano · 11-22-2003, 06:57 PM

there are 2 kinds of "defendants"

1) "bunny rabbits"
they call, try to make a deal, polite, good hearted

2)" porcupines" - they don't call, make hard and expensive to deal with, make the litigator waste time and money on trivial persuits...

who do you think is on the list of being fucked FIRST?

ZoiNk · 11-22-2003, 07:05 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by big-trouble
Just the standard letter....

I would personally wait till you got served, since they mass sent out the standard letter to people that aren't even covered by their patents.

But this is my PERSONAL opinion, and I would suggest you do what is in the best intersts of you and your business.
ZoiNk

theking · 11-22-2003, 07:09 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ZoiNk

I would personally wait till you got served, since they mass sent out the standard letter to people that aren't even covered by their patents.

But this is my PERSONAL opinion, and I would suggest you do what is in the best intersts of you and your business.
ZoiNk

Good advice...you may never be served.

Tipsy · 11-22-2003, 07:11 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Krome
big-trouble
I am probably spamming

Registered: Nov 2003
Location:
Posts: 3

Do you work for Acacia and are trying to persuade people to settle for a little bit of cash as you know full well you cant take everyone to court?

jigg · 11-22-2003, 07:14 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Why
i told the cops that once too. if you think your gonna bend me over. go ahead and do it, while your back there pull my nuts between my legs and lick them, while you licking my ass.

creative

Matt_WildCash · 11-22-2003, 07:58 PM

They said after 30th of November they are sueing a lot more people and they are also changing the rates? Were the going to put the rates up higher than 2% of gross? I think about what happens if they win and then start asking 4-6% of gross. What a nightmare.

I think they will lose in court but for a business I think looking at the worst case scenario is always best.

big-trouble · 11-22-2003, 08:24 PM

First off no I am not from Acacia. I do not believe they deserve
a penny from me or anyone elese. My attorney even says
that it is a nuisance letter but that if they decide to file
against me then it will be a very serious matter and very costly.

The very last thing I want to do is give them any money because
in my opinion and in the opinion of my attorney their patent is
not valid. Now like I said to fight them will put me out of business
but to pay them the outragious fee I can stay in business. If they
would only be asking for a few hundred bucks I think I would not
even let it be an issue but to make it the high price that they
have it an basicly destroy my family's Christmas this year is
just insane.

SO this brings me back to my question
has anyone called them and what do they say??

Why · 11-22-2003, 08:42 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Gemini
Bet you walk with a permanent limp too eh Why?

no we were in a room with a tape recorder going(oddly it was never used in court though) and my attornet was present. not too pleased, but present.

Splash · 11-22-2003, 09:01 PM

If you are really that inquisitive to hear what they have to say pick up the phone and call them. Everyone has to do their own risk management with this since every site is completely unique and what may apply to one does not necessarily apply to another.

No.... I have not contacted them.... nor do I plan to. But, I have taken the time to make changes that are not popular to visitors. It's only a big deal if you are served a lawsuit. What's the chances of that? Tick, tick, tick... I guess we will see after Nov. 30.

doober · 11-22-2003, 09:55 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Serge_Oprano
there are 2 kinds of "defendants"

1) "bunny rabbits"
they call, try to make a deal, polite, good hearted

2)" porcupines" - they don't call, make hard and expensive to deal with, make the litigator waste time and money on trivial persuits...

who do you think is on the list of being fucked FIRST?

nuclei · 11-22-2003, 10:03 PM

Leave it to serge to put things in their proper perspective :P

Mr Pheer · 11-22-2003, 11:05 PM

trust me, you can still make a shitload of money in this biz and not have videos

let the guys with the videos settle with acacia
There is no way they can charge those guys a licensing fee, and then charge you one to because you link to the guys that already paid the license fee. They may wish that they could do that, but it will never happen.

lakeview · 11-22-2003, 11:28 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by big-trouble
First off no I am not from Acacia. I do not believe they deserve
a penny from me or anyone elese. My attorney even says
that it is a nuisance letter but that if they decide to file
against me then it will be a very serious matter and very costly.

The very last thing I want to do is give them any money because
in my opinion and in the opinion of my attorney their patent is
not valid. Now like I said to fight them will put me out of business
but to pay them the outragious fee I can stay in business. If they
would only be asking for a few hundred bucks I think I would not
even let it be an issue but to make it the high price that they
have it an basicly destroy my family's Christmas this year is
just insane.

SO this brings me back to my question
has anyone called them and what do they say??

i haven't called them to try and strike a cheaper deal, but I might next week.

I agree with you that if it was 2 or 300 bucks I'd just pay it but since it's $1,500 now and $1,500 again in January it's just too much.

When they sent the letters to everyone without specific urls or details of how they're infringing I thought they were ridiculous, but now I realise it's genius, because they were doing that just to get everyone's name and get a letter to them. Now when Acacia goes through the web and finds sites that are actually infringing they'll look up the sites owner and see if they send him a letter already. If they did then they'll start legal proceedings.

Mr.Fiction · 11-22-2003, 11:48 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by lakeview

i haven't called them to try and strike a cheaper deal, but I might next week.

I agree with you that if it was 2 or 300 bucks I'd just pay it but since it's $1,500 now and $1,500 again in January it's just too much.

When they sent the letters to everyone without specific urls or details of how they're infringing I thought they were ridiculous, but now I realise it's genius, because they were doing that just to get everyone's name and get a letter to them. Now when Acacia goes through the web and finds sites that are actually infringing they'll look up the sites owner and see if they send him a letter already. If they did then they'll start legal proceedings.

Every legal proceeding they start is going to cost them money, in many cases it will cost them more money than what they are going to get back even if they do win, which most people believe they will not.

Let them waste their money by starting more and more lawsuits. As long as people stand up against them, then lawsuits will hurt Acacia, not help them.

If no one had settled at all, Acacia would be totally fucked by now. The fact that people are settling is what gives them any power at all.

Bishop · 11-22-2003, 11:59 PM

Big trouble.. did you have to sign for that letter? No? Oops it must have been thrown away with the junk mail then. Bummer..

Have a nice Xmas.

Kingfish · 11-23-2003, 12:12 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Mr.Fiction

Every legal proceeding they start is going to cost them money, in many cases it will cost them more money than what they are going to get back even if they do win, which most people believe they will not.

Let them waste their money by starting more and more lawsuits. As long as people stand up against them, then lawsuits will hurt Acacia, not help them.

If no one had settled at all, Acacia would be totally fucked by now. The fact that people are settling is what gives them any power at all.

I have to disagree with that somewhat. In my jurisdiction it costs roughly $100 to file a lawsuit. Since they have a staff of attorneys it is not like they are incurring more billable hours for each suit. In fact once they type up one lawsuit, I suspect they use that as boilerplate for similar defendants. Just change the names, address and URLs for each defendant. Not a lot of time or money there. Especially if your trolling for default judgments. Sue 1,000 affiliate webmasters for just linking from all around the country. Use the same boiler plate for each one they don?t have to be perfect. They are probably banking on the fact that out of those 1,000 linkers probably only 50 of them have enough funds to obtain transportation to California and money to stay there for the hearing.

Bishop · 11-23-2003, 12:25 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Kingfish

They are probably banking on the fact that out of those 1,000 linkers probably only 50 of them have enough funds to obtain transportation to California and money to stay there for the hearing.

They sure aren't going to make much off those other 950 webmasters if they can't afford trasportation and a stay in a hotel.

jonstern · 11-23-2003, 12:36 AM

I didn't receive a certified letter, so i will do nothing. i got some chessy laminated packet, but alas, no certified letter.

jon

Kingfish · 11-23-2003, 12:38 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Bishop

They sure aren't going to make much off those other 950 webmasters if they can't afford trasportation and a stay in a hotel.

I am not so sure that is the idea with the linkers. I think the linker thing is way to send a message. The default judgments will allow them to get all of those linker?s sites shut off. Also plane tickets on short notice, transportation to and from the court house, food, a hotel, missed work can add up to be quite a bit for most part timers ( I suspect 80-90% of linkers are part-timers). Not to mention it isn?t just one hearing it is more than likely several hearings every year over the next 3-4 years. Often those hearings can be rescheduled at the last minute.

the indigo · 11-23-2003, 12:52 AM

...and dudes ask why some people want to stay anonymous on the net.

Fuck 'em all.

Bishop · 11-23-2003, 12:59 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Kingfish

I am not so sure that is the idea with the linkers. I think the linker thing is way to send a message. The default judgments will allow them to get all of those linker?s sites shut off. Also plane tickets on short notice, transportation to and from the court house, food, a hotel, missed work can add up to be quite a bit for most part timers ( I suspect 80-90% of linkers are part-timers). Not to mention it isn?t just one hearing it is more than likely several hearings every year over the next 3-4 years. Often those hearings can be rescheduled at the last minute.

I don't care to speculate that far ahead.. I don't see that day coming. I'm not going to consider all the "what if" scenarios. I imagine your playing Devil's Advocate..

lakeview · 11-23-2003, 01:01 AM

I wish there was a lawyer on this board.

If I'd just know the worst case scenario of not settling and fighting it, then I'd be more willing to tell them to fuck off.

What's the maximum amount of money they could win in a court case?

I mean making an authorized copy of a video tape can lead to a fine of $250,000. Whats the fine if you dont have a license from Acacia and it turns out the patents are valid?

Kingfish · 11-23-2003, 01:19 AM

I know of at least one lawyer on the board.

Paul Markham · 11-23-2003, 01:21 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Mr.Fiction

Every legal proceeding they start is going to cost them money, in many cases it will cost them more money than what they are going to get back even if they do win, which most people believe they will not.

Let them waste their money by starting more and more lawsuits. As long as people stand up against them, then lawsuits will hurt Acacia, not help them.

If no one had settled at all, Acacia would be totally fucked by now. The fact that people are settling is what gives them any power at all.

100% true. Acacia are not a rich company. They can't afford to start suing everyone, especially if those people are not worth enough money.

Wait until you are served, someone had a very good point about them sending out all the letters. That was more to frighten people into paying them something so they can continue to screw the rest of us.

Going to court costs money, show Acaci they are up against an industry that is prepared to stand together not fall apart at every bully who says "PAY ME". Join those who are fighting, you can register with IMPA for an affordable amount.

Plus if you are driving traffic or buying content, support the guys who are fighting for you and drop the ones who are helping to screw you. Cut off the money supply and Acacia will whither.

I believe this patent will be invalidated, it just depends when. But if Acacia win be prepared for many more. There are more Patentors waiting to come into this as well. Who will they approach first, the bunny rabbits or the porcupines.

Also if you sign up today for 2%, make sure that this is all you will ever be charged for anything. You sign up today for 2% and January they decide they need 5% what is to stop them?

Paul Markham · 11-23-2003, 01:31 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by lakeview
I wish there was a lawyer on this board.

If I'd just know the worst case scenario of not settling and fighting it, then I'd be more willing to tell them to fuck off.

What's the maximum amount of money they could win in a court case?

I mean making an authorized copy of a video tape can lead to a fine of $250,000. Whats the fine if you dont have a license from Acacia and it turns out the patents are valid?

It will be many years before the patent case in finished either way in court.

It's amazing how many here are thinking about giving to Acacia and not IMPA.

lakeview · 11-23-2003, 01:44 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by charly
It will be many years before the patent case in finished either way in court.

It's amazing how many here are thinking about giving to Acacia and not IMPA.

Well who knows the law? I dont.
What if Acacia were to take an "infringing" site to court and win and the judge were to award 100% of the sites gross, or even 10x that?

I dont know if that scenario is even possible or not, so I don't think it's wrong to look at all the options.

The people who are making statements are so careful about the words that they use that I dont know what to think.

BrentD · 11-23-2003, 01:46 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by big-trouble
I have had many meetings with my attorney and the cost
of fighting them head on would put me out of business
and the cost of paying them would drasticly hurt me because
I would pay now and then again in January...

What I want to know is has anyone called them and worked
a deal??? I know this might not be a popular subject but
when you have a family to support what choice do you have.

Do you fight for what you believe in and loose everything you
have worked so hard for all these years... Or do you pay what
I feel is extrotion and stay in business???

This is the question myself and other webmasters I am sure
are faced with.

If you have called them what did they say and how did they
react?? Are they at least willing to work or is the fees cut in
stone??

Take the wait and see approach, if Acacia wins and coems after you and sues you, file banckruptcy and reopen under a new name, in Europe with an office address located out of europe, bank account in europe and a server in europe.

But they aren't going to win, they are fucking dreaming and know they will only make a few fast bucks off those who crumble and pay them till they are found out to jerk off fuckhead liars like they are.

HarlotCash Dyker · 11-23-2003, 04:01 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Serge_Oprano
there are 2 kinds of "defendants"

1) "bunny rabbits"
they call, try to make a deal, polite, good hearted

2)" porcupines" - they don't call, make hard and expensive to deal with, make the litigator waste time and money on trivial persuits...

who do you think is on the list of being fucked FIRST?

Looking at things from Acacia's point of view - The ones likely to pay first are the ones who would find a court case either too expensive to fight, or simply impossible to attend -
So non Americans hosting in America are the likely first targets -

This would bring in the best results, and very quickly, are far as Acacia are concerned -

Sharpie · 11-23-2003, 08:34 AM

In copyright cases - they have to sue you in the state where you live / where your office is / where you are incorporated. Is it different in Patent cases?

HarlotCash Dyker · 11-23-2003, 08:45 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Sharpie
In copyright cases - they have to sue you in the state where you live / where your office is / where you are incorporated. Is it different in Patent cases?

I don't know American law in the slightest, but I should think in most cases, the state your server is in would make a ruling (if the owner of the materials is outside of the USA.

(Only a guess)

TheMaster · 11-23-2003, 09:33 AM

has there already been a ruling in a case?

BTW this patent is frightening, it's so global certainly from today's point of view and it's way too general.

Can you go to court to find the patent illegal? Just a question, don't know much about american law.

goBigtime · 11-23-2003, 09:38 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Krome
big-trouble
I am probably spamming

Registered: Nov 2003
Location:
Posts: 3

Do you work for Acacia and are trying to persuade people to settle for a little bit of cash as you know full well you cant take everyone to court?

EXACTLY MY THOUGHT.

latinasojourn · 11-23-2003, 11:48 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by HarlotCash Dyker

I don't know American law in the slightest, but I should think in most cases, the state your server is in would make a ruling (if the owner of the materials is outside of the USA.

(Only a guess)

NO.

to get $ from you they need to file suit against you in YOUR jurisdiction. they need to perfect a judgment in YOUR jurisdiction.

lawsuits are about GETTING MONEY from you.

sincityvixen · 11-23-2003, 12:30 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Kingfish

I have to disagree with that somewhat. In my jurisdiction it costs roughly $100 to file a lawsuit. Since they have a staff of attorneys it is not like they are incurring more billable hours for each suit. In fact once they type up one lawsuit, I suspect they use that as boilerplate for similar defendants. Just change the names, address and URLs for each defendant. Not a lot of time or money there. Especially if your trolling for default judgments. Sue 1,000 affiliate webmasters for just linking from all around the country. Use the same boiler plate for each one they don?t have to be perfect. They are probably banking on the fact that out of those 1,000 linkers probably only 50 of them have enough funds to obtain transportation to California and money to stay there for the hearing.

Actually they need to sue each webmaster in the state that they reside in. If you live in Texas for example, acacia needs to travel to Texas to sue you.

steffie · 11-23-2003, 12:44 PM

I don't think thats true, when Acacia filed their Lawsuite against On Command last week, they filed it in California, however that Company is located in Denver. I believe they can file a Lawsuite in the state where youre videos are being seen. If somebody in California (where Acacia is located) is able to see your website they can sue there

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.j...toryID=3818718

"
Newport Beach, California-based Acacia said it had filed its suit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

"We believe they use our technology," said Paul Ryan, chief executive of Acacia. "We believe they need a license from us."

Denver-based On Command said it had no comment on the lawsuit.

""

Kingfish · 11-23-2003, 01:02 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by sincityvixen

Actually they need to sue each webmaster in the state that they reside in. If you live in Texas for example, acacia needs to travel to Texas to sue you.

If your website is viewable in the state they want to sue you in they have an argument that they have jurisdiction over you because the infringement occurred in California.

Here is a good article I found discussing the issue
http://www.lfiplaw.com/articles/pers...risdiction.htm

cosis · 11-23-2003, 01:41 PM

The mail was not certified, I did not sign for it so I never received it.

HarlotCash Dyker · 11-23-2003, 01:43 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by latinasojourn

NO.

to get $ from you they need to file suit against you in YOUR jurisdiction. they need to perfect a judgment in YOUR jurisdiction.

lawsuits are about GETTING MONEY from you.

What if Acacia goes for closure, not cash? In this way, they would only need to get judgement (say for non-compliance) and a closure order on your server -
This is the point I am trying to make -
If this could happen, then many of the lower income webmasters outside of the usa simply couldn't represent themselves in court - They would be blackmailed into paying some kind of fee to continue business.

boobmaster · 11-23-2003, 01:50 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by MrPheer
trust me, you can still make a shitload of money in this biz and not have videos

let the guys with the videos settle with acacia
There is no way they can charge those guys a licensing fee, and then charge you one to because you link to the guys that already paid the license fee. They may wish that they could do that, but it will never happen.

I agree with you on both points. I run paysites for models and some of the sites have ZERO videos. These sites do as well and in a few cases better than the ones with video content on them. All my models have agreed to (temporarily) dump the video content if we get officially served. Acacia isn't going to waste its time truying to sue someone who has removed all video from their domains.

Charging a licensing fee to simply link to a site with video content on it is pure bullshit. Acacia is not stupid enough to try to sue webmasters who doesn't have video hosted on THEIR domains. If there is a round of lawsuits coming in the near future, it will probably involve paysite owners and affiliate operators who CLEARLY have video on their domains. In other words, the people they have the strongest case against. If I were a webmaster and was sued for linking to sites containing video, I'd immediately countersue them for violating my right to free speech.

boobmaster · 11-23-2003, 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by HarlotCash Dyker

What if Acacia goes for closure, not cash? In this way, they would only need to get judgement (say for non-compliance) and a closure order on your server -
This is the point I am trying to make -
If this could happen, then many of the lower income webmasters outside of the usa simply couldn't represent themselves in court - They would be blackmailed into paying some kind of fee to continue business.

If you are really worried about this, REMOVE ALL THE VIDEO FROM YOUR SITES. You don't NEED video content to make good $$ in this biz. The majority of surfers are looking for pics.

This is exactly what I am going to do if I get a certified letter from them.

11-22-2003, 06:11 PM	#1
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Mr Pheer Retired Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 21,264	trust me, you can still make a shitload of money in this biz and not have videos let the guys with the videos settle with acacia There is no way they can charge those guys a licensing fee, and then charge you one to because you link to the guys that already paid the license fee. They may wish that they could do that, but it will never happen. __________________ 2 lifeguards for Jessica

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Why MFBA Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: PNW Posts: 7,230	yea, i called and worked a deal with them.... i will meet then in hell and thats where they can kiss my fucking balls from behind. id never settle, and wont even waste the $250 to go talk to my attorney about the matter.

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big-trouble Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 7	Just the standard letter....

11-22-2003, 06:26 PM	#6
Krome Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: London - UK Posts: 2,851	big-trouble I am probably spamming Registered: Nov 2003 Location: Posts: 3 Do you work for Acacia and are trying to persuade people to settle for a little bit of cash as you know full well you cant take everyone to court?

11-22-2003, 06:27 PM	#7
Slick Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Houghton, MI Posts: 7,338	Don't worry, just stay tuned to this board to find out what's gonna happen. I honestly don't think that they have a chance, BUT if they do have a case, see what everyone else does on here and follow their lead

11-22-2003, 06:57 PM	#11
Serge_Oprano So Fucking Banned Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 9,820	there are 2 kinds of "defendants" 1) "bunny rabbits" they call, try to make a deal, polite, good hearted 2)" porcupines" - they don't call, make hard and expensive to deal with, make the litigator waste time and money on trivial persuits... who do you think is on the list of being fucked FIRST?

11-22-2003, 07:58 PM	#16
Matt_WildCash Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,699	They said after 30th of November they are sueing a lot more people and they are also changing the rates? Were the going to put the rates up higher than 2% of gross? I think about what happens if they win and then start asking 4-6% of gross. What a nightmare. I think they will lose in court but for a business I think looking at the worst case scenario is always best.

11-22-2003, 08:24 PM	#17
big-trouble Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 7	First off no I am not from Acacia. I do not believe they deserve a penny from me or anyone elese. My attorney even says that it is a nuisance letter but that if they decide to file against me then it will be a very serious matter and very costly. The very last thing I want to do is give them any money because in my opinion and in the opinion of my attorney their patent is not valid. Now like I said to fight them will put me out of business but to pay them the outragious fee I can stay in business. If they would only be asking for a few hundred bucks I think I would not even let it be an issue but to make it the high price that they have it an basicly destroy my family's Christmas this year is just insane. SO this brings me back to my question has anyone called them and what do they say??

11-22-2003, 09:01 PM	#19
Splash Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 89	If you are really that inquisitive to hear what they have to say pick up the phone and call them. Everyone has to do their own risk management with this since every site is completely unique and what may apply to one does not necessarily apply to another. No.... I have not contacted them.... nor do I plan to. But, I have taken the time to make changes that are not popular to visitors. It's only a big deal if you are served a lawsuit. What's the chances of that? Tick, tick, tick... I guess we will see after Nov. 30.

11-22-2003, 11:59 PM	#25
Bishop Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Charlotte NC Posts: 281	Big trouble.. did you have to sign for that letter? No? Oops it must have been thrown away with the junk mail then. Bummer.. Have a nice Xmas.

11-23-2003, 12:52 AM	#30
the indigo Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: North America Posts: 2,016	...and dudes ask why some people want to stay anonymous on the net. Fuck 'em all.

11-23-2003, 01:01 AM	#32
lakeview Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 247	I wish there was a lawyer on this board. If I'd just know the worst case scenario of not settling and fighting it, then I'd be more willing to tell them to fuck off. What's the maximum amount of money they could win in a court case? I mean making an authorized copy of a video tape can lead to a fine of $250,000. Whats the fine if you dont have a license from Acacia and it turns out the patents are valid?

11-23-2003, 01:19 AM	#33
Kingfish Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 668	I know of at least one lawyer on the board.

11-23-2003, 08:34 AM	#39
Sharpie Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 438	In copyright cases - they have to sue you in the state where you live / where your office is / where you are incorporated. Is it different in Patent cases?

11-23-2003, 09:33 AM	#41
TheMaster Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Prague Posts: 2,733	has there already been a ruling in a case? BTW this patent is frightening, it's so global certainly from today's point of view and it's way too general. Can you go to court to find the patent illegal? Just a question, don't know much about american law. __________________ Promote Chaturbate Free Cams

11-23-2003, 12:44 PM	#45
steffie Confirmed User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Somewhere in the Mountains, far far away Posts: 2,422	I don't think thats true, when Acacia filed their Lawsuite against On Command last week, they filed it in California, however that Company is located in Denver. I believe they can file a Lawsuite in the state where youre videos are being seen. If somebody in California (where Acacia is located) is able to see your website they can sue there http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.j...toryID=3818718 " Newport Beach, California-based Acacia said it had filed its suit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. "We believe they use our technology," said Paul Ryan, chief executive of Acacia. "We believe they need a license from us." Denver-based On Command said it had no comment on the lawsuit. "" __________________ Partying since '96 and not going anywhere Anna's Dorm

11-23-2003, 01:41 PM	#47
cosis Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Beach Posts: 5,281	The mail was not certified, I did not sign for it so I never received it.