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Mutt · 07-04-2003, 06:31 AM

Can anybody please explain to me Far-L's point early in this thread?

Far-L seemed to be saying that people who stay on the sideline hoping somehow Acacia misses them for now are worse off then companies like Homegrown and Holio who are putting up a defense. Uh........ if Homegrown loses this case I don't see them being better off than those on the sideline, worse because God knows how much money their legal defense costs are going to be, six figures to start anyway

I don't see Acacia saying if they prevail 'You guys put up a good and noble fight, we're not going to go after you retroactively for the infringments but those guys who just sat on the sidelines, we're going after it all'.

Acacia had Levi by the short and curlies, I really don't think anybody except those companies like Homegrown who are fighting it have a right to criticize him. The old saying 'Until you've walked a mile in that man's shoes' applies.

And for all the people waiting for the ultimate showdown between
Microsoft vs Acacia - get a little legal education, these cases Acacia has against the adult companies will tell the tale. Microsoft and a team of million dollar a year attorneys will have to overturn
on appeal the cases decided between the porn companies and Acacia. Not easy to do, not likely. Acacia went after porners first for alot of reasons, smart ones. We're talking years here before this is over, if Acacia wins these initial cases, it will be game over for many porn companies, when they sue the rest of us to enforce their patent and collect their blood money - 'Uh - can I wait until u sue Microsoft or AOL to see how this all turns out?' ain't gonna cut it.

It seems incredible that these extortionists could be found to have valid patents but when you have companies like Virgin in mainstream and CE in porn deciding discretion is the better part of valor it is fucking scary because you know some very good lawyers have studied Acacia's case extensively and have given their clients advice to settle and pay the license.

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07-04-2003, 06:31 AM
Mutt Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 34,431	Can anybody please explain to me Far-L's point early in this thread? Far-L seemed to be saying that people who stay on the sideline hoping somehow Acacia misses them for now are worse off then companies like Homegrown and Holio who are putting up a defense. Uh........ if Homegrown loses this case I don't see them being better off than those on the sideline, worse because God knows how much money their legal defense costs are going to be, six figures to start anyway I don't see Acacia saying if they prevail 'You guys put up a good and noble fight, we're not going to go after you retroactively for the infringments but those guys who just sat on the sidelines, we're going after it all'. Acacia had Levi by the short and curlies, I really don't think anybody except those companies like Homegrown who are fighting it have a right to criticize him. The old saying 'Until you've walked a mile in that man's shoes' applies. And for all the people waiting for the ultimate showdown between Microsoft vs Acacia - get a little legal education, these cases Acacia has against the adult companies will tell the tale. Microsoft and a team of million dollar a year attorneys will have to overturn on appeal the cases decided between the porn companies and Acacia. Not easy to do, not likely. Acacia went after porners first for alot of reasons, smart ones. We're talking years here before this is over, if Acacia wins these initial cases, it will be game over for many porn companies, when they sue the rest of us to enforce their patent and collect their blood money - 'Uh - can I wait until u sue Microsoft or AOL to see how this all turns out?' ain't gonna cut it. It seems incredible that these extortionists could be found to have valid patents but when you have companies like Virgin in mainstream and CE in porn deciding discretion is the better part of valor it is fucking scary because you know some very good lawyers have studied Acacia's case extensively and have given their clients advice to settle and pay the license. who ever thought posting pics of nude chicks on the Internet was going to get this complicated? __________________ I moved my sites to Vacares Hosting. I've saved money, my hair is thicker, lost some weight too! Thanks Sly!