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Originally posted by FightThisPatent
I think it's possible to serve someone using a summons server in different states from my experiences in watching tv and movies..... 
Since it will be filed in a federal court, the defendant would have to go to California to answer the charges along with getting a Cali attorney..so, it could get nasty if you get served.. which is a very intimidating reason to settle at that poin.
I hope that my conspiracy theory is wrong...but it's my guess that they will use this tactic...which is based on an article i read that Berman said originally in filing lawsuits to the early companies, because they had sent out letters and no one took them seriously...so they were 'forced' to do legal action for adult webmasters to take them seriously.
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they have to sue you for damages on your own home turf.
they have to serve you with a summons and complaint on your own home turf.
and they have to appear in YOUR OWN HOME TURF or HIRE OUTSIDE COUNSEL to represent the acacia interests in YOUR OWN HOME TURF.
even in backwater alabama.
intimidation is the only thing they have working for them.
it will cost acacia a minimum of $5000 to sue an individual webmaster.
it is not cost effective for them to this for the vast majority of webmasters who earn less than 100k/year.