Re: Acacia Lawsuit

[Steve Worona <sworona () EDUCAUSE EDU>]

Doug and others on this list -- This isn't a DMCA issue, it's a patent
infringement claim from Acacia Technologies Corp.  For some background,
see, for example:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&contentId=A54548-2003Dec10

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/05/technology/05domain.html?ex=1090010495&ei=1&en=9d68e51cba95c9bd

http://chronicle.com/prm/weekly/v50/i11/11a03501.htm

http://chronicle.com/daily/2004/07/2004072202n.htm

If you haven't yet, be sure to bring this to the attention of your campus
legal office.  You can also let them know that Wes Blakeslee, counsel for
Johns Hopkins (wdb () jhu edu) has been coordinating a multi-campus effort to
respond to the Acacia claims.

I've seen half a dozen reports this morning.

Good luck.

Steve
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At 8:37 AM -0500 8/3/04, Doug Sandford wrote:
> Have any other schools received the attached information regarding
> DMCA issues? And what has been your position on this?
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> Thanks...
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> Doug Sandford
> Information Security Officer
> University of Alabama
> Seebeck Computer Center
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