Re: Acacia Media

[Christopher Chow <c-chow () MD NORTHWESTERN EDU>]

this was headlined on MSN a year ago... some schools called it extortion
by the company. i would consult with your university's legal department
to see whether your use of streamed media is significant enough to
infringe on their patent and what to do with it. Hopefully others might
be able to share off list to the original poster what their legal
counsel has advised them to do ...


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5649731/


(this was published Aug 9, 2004)





Flagg, Martin D. wrote:
> We recently received a legal notice (actually a contract) from Acacia
> Media regarding a license for "all streaming media".  Not a copyright
> notice but a notification that they own the patent on the "streaming
> process".  I googled Acacia and received too much information.  Have you
> received any such notices and how are you handling them.
>
>
> Martin D. Flagg
> Network Engineer/Administrator
> Hiram College

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