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beemk · 11-25-2003, 11:12 AM

100

i hope it keeps going down.

Gemini · 11-25-2003, 11:17 AM

Brandon, you *know* that there are some that will never recognize anything that they have summarily dismissed. They always take the shortcut to get out of something. So ignore them.

Paul Markham · 11-25-2003, 11:21 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by CDSmith

FTP & Paul -- what exactly do you think will come from attacking ron reactively like this? Judging by his past piss threads, I can answer that for you..... nothing will come from it. You are pretty much wasting your time here, time better spent urging our fellow webmasters to DONATE. Firing accusations that are not based in unshakeable facts is an empty endeavor. You know it, I know it.

As far as I know, the only organization which is collectively and actively fighting Acacia and their bogus patent is the IMPA. I urge everyone to donate to the cause..... tgp'ers, gallery makers, designers, promoters, traffic brokers, free site webmasters, models, actors, EVERYONE.... the outcome of this issue will affect all of you. If you think otherwise then you have your head buried in the sand.

Donate, and shaddaaap with the arguing. We're all on the same side.

Well it seems not all of us are on the same side. This was started by Ron and continued by Ron and then he goes onto discredit IMPA. We do need to show a united front, can you tell him that?

FightThisPatent · 11-25-2003, 11:28 AM

Should be a great radio show today about Patents, hosted by ARS

6:00pm EST today @ http://www.arsradiox.com

http://www.gofuckyourself.com/showth...hreadid=200886

ARS is one of the defendants against Acacia's patent claims.

Fight the Patent!

FightThisPatent · 11-25-2003, 11:31 AM

In case anyone missed the AVN writeup about last friday's meeting with the defendants, acacia, and the judge:

http://www.avnonline.com/issues/2003...112403_8.shtml

Very good news that the start of court proceedings begins Feb. 6th.

Fight the Link-Challenged!

allandk · 11-25-2003, 02:37 PM

this will be the end for them

http://thedaily.washington.edu/news....-Token.Count=7

UW braces for streaming-media royalty trouble

by Andrew Sengul
11/25/2003

A little-known company called Acacia Research has recently demanded royalty payments for the use of streaming media, a common Internet technology. While the company has not yet targeted the UW, other universities have been contacted, and University Computing & Communications (C&C) personnel are keeping an eye on legal options.

Acacia claims that it holds a patent on streaming media, a term that refers to all real-time transmission of audio and video over the Internet, and its typical demands have been for 1 percent to 2 percent of the revenue an organization earns from streaming media. While Acacia?s initial efforts were directed toward online pornography sites and companies like Radio Free Virgin and ioMedia.com, it has recently begun to pursue settlements from universities.

In the case of educational institutions, the company?s claim to a portion of streaming-related revenue would apply to all student fees used to fund online streaming media and all tuition paid to attend classes that use streaming media for instruction.

Professors at the University of Virginia and the University of Oregon, which have been contacted by Acacia, have stated that such a requirement would cripple their instructional capabilities.

?We?ve looked into the patent and passed it on to the Attorney General?s office,? said Jim DeRoest, the assistant director of C&C. ?If we were approached by Acacia, the UW attorneys would defend us in court.?

Streaming is a simple but efficient way of broadcasting audio and video files across the Internet. A file meant to be streamed is compressed, stored on a server and then sent to external systems piece by piece. On the receiving end, the pieces are re-assembled and played in order.

The technology?s main advantage lies in the fact that the entire file does not need to be present on the receiving computer for playback to begin. Also, Web sites that provide streaming content can do so without allowing users to permanently save audio and video files on disk.

UWTV, which provides online access to video media produced by faculty, has more than 2,000 hours of video available for streaming, and streams an average 10,000 hours of material every month.

Research Channel, an online video repository shared by the UW and other major research universities, has more than 1,800 hours of video on demand. No one has attempted to tally the total amount of streaming media whose production has been funded by University money.

Acacia holds five patents granted between 1992 and 2000. According to many information-technology experts, these include no specifics on how streaming media would be implemented, simply describing a system for transmitting compressed media files over a computer network.

The company made no attempt to capitalize on its patents during the Internet boom of the 1990s, and has thus far refrained from approaching RealNetworks, Microsoft and other major players in the streaming-media industry.

FightThisPatent · 11-25-2003, 02:51 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by allandk
this will be the end for them

http://thedaily.washington.edu/news....-Token.Count=7

Thanks for posting! i just tracked down Washington U attorneys from the article and will be chatting with them.

Fight the Voicemail!

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11-25-2003, 02:37 PM	#106
allandk Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 259	this will be the end for them http://thedaily.washington.edu/news....-Token.Count=7 UW braces for streaming-media royalty trouble by Andrew Sengul 11/25/2003 A little-known company called Acacia Research has recently demanded royalty payments for the use of streaming media, a common Internet technology. While the company has not yet targeted the UW, other universities have been contacted, and University Computing & Communications (C&C) personnel are keeping an eye on legal options. Acacia claims that it holds a patent on streaming media, a term that refers to all real-time transmission of audio and video over the Internet, and its typical demands have been for 1 percent to 2 percent of the revenue an organization earns from streaming media. While Acacia?s initial efforts were directed toward online pornography sites and companies like Radio Free Virgin and ioMedia.com, it has recently begun to pursue settlements from universities. In the case of educational institutions, the company?s claim to a portion of streaming-related revenue would apply to all student fees used to fund online streaming media and all tuition paid to attend classes that use streaming media for instruction. Professors at the University of Virginia and the University of Oregon, which have been contacted by Acacia, have stated that such a requirement would cripple their instructional capabilities. ?We?ve looked into the patent and passed it on to the Attorney General?s office,? said Jim DeRoest, the assistant director of C&C. ?If we were approached by Acacia, the UW attorneys would defend us in court.? Streaming is a simple but efficient way of broadcasting audio and video files across the Internet. A file meant to be streamed is compressed, stored on a server and then sent to external systems piece by piece. On the receiving end, the pieces are re-assembled and played in order. The technology?s main advantage lies in the fact that the entire file does not need to be present on the receiving computer for playback to begin. Also, Web sites that provide streaming content can do so without allowing users to permanently save audio and video files on disk. UWTV, which provides online access to video media produced by faculty, has more than 2,000 hours of video available for streaming, and streams an average 10,000 hours of material every month. Research Channel, an online video repository shared by the UW and other major research universities, has more than 1,800 hours of video on demand. No one has attempted to tally the total amount of streaming media whose production has been funded by University money. Acacia holds five patents granted between 1992 and 2000. According to many information-technology experts, these include no specifics on how streaming media would be implemented, simply describing a system for transmitting compressed media files over a computer network. The company made no attempt to capitalize on its patents during the Internet boom of the 1990s, and has thus far refrained from approaching RealNetworks, Microsoft and other major players in the streaming-media industry.