Acacia sending patent-infringement letters to colleges

2003-10-04, 10:00 AM

The labels and movie folks aren't the only venal acts around. The Acacia Research Corporation has sent patent-infringement letters to colleges across the country offering to "overlook past infringement" if they'll sign on to "a special royalty rate of two percent of gross revenue from each online course that includes digital audio and/or video content", reports the the Chronicle for Higher Education.

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Maybe now the authorities will sit up and take notice. But if anyone knows of prior art colleges will or they will find it.

2003-10-04, 10:00 AM	#1
Paul Markham2 Guest Posts: n/a	Acacia sending patent-infringement letters to colleges The labels and movie folks aren't the only venal acts around. The Acacia Research Corporation has sent patent-infringement letters to colleges across the country offering to "overlook past infringement" if they'll sign on to "a special royalty rate of two percent of gross revenue from each online course that includes digital audio and/or video content", reports the the Chronicle for Higher Education. p2pnet.net Maybe now the authorities will sit up and take notice. But if anyone knows of prior art colleges will or they will find it.