Since we're working in a suite of paysites, I asked my lawyer about this and I've shown him all the material I've found at fightthepatent.com. He was very surprised about this and was going to make a consultation to a patents specialist, but at simple sight cannot even understand that US juries overpass all contractual laws. More or less, when you purchase something, it's a contract agreement, and buy/sell of goods contracts implies the selling of the good (or service) "as is" unless otherwise noticed. So, if there's something wrong, the full responsability goes to the seller of the product or service since he/she didn't advice the buyer in a written contract and the buyer adquires full rights on a "bona fide" basis. In short: I buy a video, I buy a PC, I buy a server or whatever... unless there's an Acacia (or whatever bullshit) paragraph or advice of any kind, I'm not responsible at all. That's what I understood from my lawyer, and even when he'll research a little more with proper specialists, the law of contracts is a basic principle in any legal system based in Roman Right, which is the base of the Western laws. Something as absurd as Acacia claims will end with all the securities provided by contracts since there will be a precedent that anyone can ask for money or even your own business without your knowledge (not to mention consent).
On another note, if this bulshit goes on, I can see most US Internet companies flying away off US, since Acacia only reachs some countries, not all, so I imagine when US politicians see this they will say "put some concrete shoes on these Acacia boys and drawn them in the Hudson"
And a final note: why US webmasters, instead of becoming board warriors don't become real life civic right fighters? Just ask your representatives to stop this, go together with media an dthings like this. Making a foundation (even tho it's a good cause) with 5000 dollars is not exactly what will save you
