Re: Acacia Lawsuit

[Michael G Carr <mcarr () NEBRASKA EDU>]

Brief background:

In December 2002, Acacia filed suit against a number of Adult websites
claiming infringement to their streaming digital video patents (see
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,3973,767313,00.asp)

Here are a couple of online news report about Acacia and their claims:
http://biz.yahoo.com/ibd/040730/tech01_1.html, and
http://www.mediapost.com/PrintFriend.cfm?articleId=261685

An organization called Streaming Media, Inc. even has a series of webpages
dedicated to the Acacia lawsuit/patent claims. See
http://www.streamingmedia.com/patent/

Finally, for anyone with a legal background and too much time on your
hands, the recent Markman Order can be found at
http://www.fightthepatent.com/MarkmanOrder.pdf.


Michael G. Carr, Esq., CISSP
Information Security Officer
University of Nebraska
3835 Holdrege St, 227 Varner Hall
PO Box 830742
Lincoln, NE 68583-0742
direct: (402) 472-1349
cell: (402) 450-6622
fax: (402) 472-2038
mcarr () nebraska edu

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Have any other schools received the attached information regarding
DMCA issues? And what has been your position on this?

Thanks...





Doug Sandford
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University of Alabama
Seebeck Computer Center
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