Last week I sent out an ICQ message, to everyone on my list, about Acacia, IMPA and Fight The Patent.
Unbelievably I got three webmasters reply asking what it was all about, they had no knowledge of Acacia or the fight this industry is in regarding the patents on streaming. Not everyone frequents the boards. L
So today we are sending this out to all those on our email list and I want to run it by you and see what you think.
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Our industry is currently under attack from companies that hold legal Patents. These companies are forcing webmasters to pay them a license fee to stream video on their sites.
However some companies believe these patents are far too broad and will be invalidated in court. They are fighting this instead of just giving in. These companies are now faced with massive legal fees to invalidate these patents.
Should they lose this case, then you will have to apply to Acacia for the right to stream videos on your site. Should they grant you this right they will then fix the fees they think applicable. They can refuse you.
There are also two more companies with patents similar to the one Acacia holds waiting on the outcome of this action. Should this one be lost they can come and ask for you to apply and for pay a similar license.
The two organizations fighting this on behalf of the industry need you support , as little or as much as you can. If you are not aware of this issue can I suggest you look at these sites and learn about them, you may not do videos today but you may need to in the future, protect your future today.
www.fightthepatent.com
www.impai.org
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What do you think? Feel free to make comments, I want this understood by everyone.
Any one else with an email list of people in the industry can use this and send it out with my best wishes.