Forbes: Acacia wanted a fight with the porn industry, now it's got one - GoFuckYourself.com

Mr.Fiction · 07-20-2004, 10:41 AM

"I couldn't be any happier," says E. Michael "Spike" Goldberg, chief executive officer of the company that owns HomeGrownVideo.com, a site featuring videos of amateur performers engaging in sex acts. After being slapped with one of Acacia's lawsuits last year, Goldberg has since become one of its most outspoken opponents, and has helped to make Acacia a rallying cry for opponents of sweeping technology patents.

"Acacia is now on the defensive," Goldberg boasts. "They're fighting for survival. Godzilla got his eye poked."

To help their cause, several porn firms banded together and enlisted Fish & Richardson to defend their case, in addition to trotting out busty porn superstar Jenna Jameson to draw more unwelcome attention on Acacia.

The controversy has inspired a small brushfire of opposition to the patent process, even among agitators outside of porn. Something called the Electronic Frontier Foundation recently named Acacia to its "ten most-wanted patents" list, a rogues' gallery the group describes as "the worst Internet and software-related patents in the U.S." Among Acacia's "crimes against the public domain" are the company's "laughably broad patent" and an "infringement campaign that threatens to chill freedom of expression."

http://www.forbes.com/enterprisetech...720acacia.html

Berman had no idea what he was getting into when he fucked with Spike.

JFK · 07-20-2004, 12:21 PM

Right ON , just keep on poking that eye

Tala · 07-20-2004, 12:24 PM

Sweet! Give 'em hell!! Kick Godzilla in the kneecaps and then smack this shit out of him!

BuckLover · 07-20-2004, 12:51 PM

They will loose! the more I read up on this shit the more I come to the conclusion that they are gonna eat shit!

Sexzity · 07-20-2004, 01:08 PM

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Manowar · 07-20-2004, 01:10 PM

good riddance.

emmanuelle · 07-20-2004, 01:28 PM

Dont mess with Spike!

Tanker · 07-20-2004, 01:50 PM

I bet they are addicted to GFY

CDSmith · 07-20-2004, 02:14 PM

This deserves a bump.

People need to donate, paypal to: [email protected]

Check this thread for other ways to donate (see Spike's post)
http://www.gofuckyourself.com/showth...a&pagenumber=2

Trax · 07-20-2004, 02:21 PM

its always a bad idea to try to fuck powerful and wealthy people out of their money.

the industry is to big to have em bend over

Far-L · 07-20-2004, 03:13 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Trax
its always a bad idea to try to fuck powerful and wealthy people out of their money.

the industry is to big to have em bend over

I would not call us powerful or wealthy by any stretch. Not even close.

All we have going for us is a rich sense of right and wrong and the strong motivation to act on our convictions. We are lucky that others decided to act on similar inspirations. We are grateful for everyone that is in the Defense Group and everyone that has supported this fight on their time and dime.

07-20-2004, 10:41 AM	#1
Mr.Fiction Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Free Speech Land Posts: 9,484	Forbes: Acacia wanted a fight with the porn industry, now it's got one "I couldn't be any happier," says E. Michael "Spike" Goldberg, chief executive officer of the company that owns HomeGrownVideo.com, a site featuring videos of amateur performers engaging in sex acts. After being slapped with one of Acacia's lawsuits last year, Goldberg has since become one of its most outspoken opponents, and has helped to make Acacia a rallying cry for opponents of sweeping technology patents. "Acacia is now on the defensive," Goldberg boasts. "They're fighting for survival. Godzilla got his eye poked." To help their cause, several porn firms banded together and enlisted Fish & Richardson to defend their case, in addition to trotting out busty porn superstar Jenna Jameson to draw more unwelcome attention on Acacia. The controversy has inspired a small brushfire of opposition to the patent process, even among agitators outside of porn. Something called the Electronic Frontier Foundation recently named Acacia to its "ten most-wanted patents" list, a rogues' gallery the group describes as "the worst Internet and software-related patents in the U.S." Among Acacia's "crimes against the public domain" are the company's "laughably broad patent" and an "infringement campaign that threatens to chill freedom of expression." http://www.forbes.com/enterprisetech...720acacia.html Berman had no idea what he was getting into when he fucked with Spike. __________________ Don't be lazy, protect free speech: ACLU \| Free Speech Coalition \| EFF \| IMPA

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JFK FUBAR the ORIGINATOR Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: FUBARLAND Posts: 67,374	Right ON , just keep on poking that eye __________________ FUBAR Webmasters - The FUBAR Times - FUBAR Webmasters Mobile - FUBARTV.XXX For promo opps contact jfk at fubarwebmasters dot com

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Trax [----------------------] Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 14,486	its always a bad idea to try to fuck powerful and wealthy people out of their money. the industry is to big to have em bend over