They are probably owned by SCO or something along those lines ;-) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Boergens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <> Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 7:16 PM Subject: Re: has anyone heard of this new crap?
> Antonio Rodriguez schrieb: > > Ownership of Streaming Audio and Video Challenged > > > > Acacia Media Technologies has sent letters to a number of colleges and > > universities essentially claiming that patents it owns govern file > > transfer over the Internet, or any local network. In essence, Acacia > > is claiming that its ownership of the patents cover streaming, all > > audio and video files which are stored on one computer and which can > > be accessed (i.e., by downloading of the file) on another computer at > > the request of that second computer. It appears that the video files > > do not have to be motion pictures; they can be simple JPEG or tif or > > even PDF files (digitization, i.e. creation of the files is not a part > > of Acacia's patents). Acacia's claims affect, for example audio and > > video associated with eCollege's online courses. Acacia has targeted > > distance education, stating in its letters to higher education > > institutions that it will forgo claims for past infringement of its > > patents if the institution will sign Acacia's "standard" license and > > pay a 2% royalty on it distance education revenues. > > > > Link: http://www.aacc.nche.edu/Template.cfm?Section=NewsandEvents&template=/Conten tManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=11701&InterestCategoryID=272 > > > > > ROTFL! > It has to be some kind of hoax.. > > Bye, > Kevin > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
