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EFF joins the fight against Acacia

An EFF Initiative To Protect Innovation and Free Expression

Just seen this, what do you think?

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Every year numerous illegitimate patent applications make their way through the United States patent examination process without adequate review . The problem is particularly acute in the software and Internet fields where the history of prior inventions (often called ?prior art?) is widely distributed and poorly documented. As a result, we have seen patents asserted on such simple technologies as:

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EFF is running a patent busting contest
asking internet users to submitt patents which they represent an abuse of the patent filing systems

one of arcadia patents is currently listed on the front page of the contest

"Once it has identified some of the worst offenders, EFF will begin filing challenges to each in the form of a ?re-examination request? to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. These requests create a forum to affirmatively invalidate patents rather than forcing technology users to await the threat of suit. Under this procedure, EFF can choose particularly egregious patents, submit the prior art it has collected, and argue that the patent should be revoked. EFF will collaborate with members of the software and Internet communities as well as legal clinics and pro bono cooperating attorneys to help in these efforts. "

it is really important that you vote for arcadia patents to help get them revoked.

Any help we can get is good.

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Originally posted by charly
Check out the Patent Busting Contest!

Filling it out now. :thumbsup

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Originally posted by twistyneck
Filling it out now. :thumbsup

Thanks, let's keep this at the top of the page.

IT'S IMPORTANT

http://www.eff.org/patent/contest/form

can someone provide me with the acacia patent number and title?

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Originally posted by Soul_Rebel
http://www.eff.org/patent/contest/form

can someone provide me with the acacia patent number and title?

It's in the list

Video streaming (U.S. Patent No. 5,132,992.)

I think they will know about this by the time they wake up Monday. It's important we all vote.

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Originally posted by Soul_Rebel
http://www.eff.org/patent/contest/form

can someone provide me with the acacia patent number and title?

404 for me.

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Originally posted by digifan
404 for me.

http://www.eff.org/patent/contest/form.php

Someone forgot the .php :)

thanks charly,couldnt find it

what ever happened to that FightThePatent guy?

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Originally posted by nofx
what ever happened to that FightThePatent guy?

He's still active in this but his main focus has switched.

Brandon dedicated a lot of time effort and money to getting support for the fight against Acacia and though got a lot of vocal support little else.

People like 12clicks actually questioned his motives, which was insulting.

Brandon was in San Diego for the show.

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awesome :)

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Originally posted by Soul_Rebel
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awesome :)

Thanks Soul_Rebel, the rest of you see how easy it is.

Don't forget if Acacia get the class action it will put you out of business.

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Get to voting people! :glugglug

This board is the only one with people voting and saying so.

:thumbsup GFYers

Voted and thread bumped

I just put a vote in on that contest. Whomever reads what I wrote will get a good chuckle I'm sure.

Anyone else here going to donate to the EFF's efforts for when they start really getting in Acacia's face?

Right on.

I mentioned this yesterday too but didn't have Acacia in the topic.

... anyway, bump :glugglug

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Originally posted by CDSmith
Bump for the cause.

Bump for the cause and sending $500 tomorrow.

Might do a special offer for this.

A vote and a bump. Good find Charley:)

This thread should be pinned so everybody can vote....It will effect all of us one way or another

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Originally posted by spunky1
This thread should be pinned so everybody can vote....It will effect all of us one way or another

There are a lot of stupid patents out there, we need to fight this one or just stick our arses in the air with a sign on saying;

FUCK US

Time for another bump I think.

Keep it at the top and gete over to the site to vote.

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Originally posted by Soul_Rebel
check sig :)

Good idea SR

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Originally posted by hjnet
BadaBump