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Old 07-17-2003, 07:38 PM  
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Originally posted by kingadam
How can Acacia Media have a patent on all audio/video compression and then require companies to buy a license from them?
because the patent office doesn't have a clue about the internet

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Originally posted by kingadam
Why is Mircosoft or ESPN or any other mainstream company not in the news regarding this problem? Why does it seem that they are going after adult webmasters only?

It doesn't seem fair.
Because Microsoft or ESPN would slap them down in court. Acacia is just bullying people without the wearwithall to fight them. It's actually very smart on there part even if we don't like it.
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