Probably bogus patent lawsuit against web porn companies
A California tech firm called Acacia claims to own patents covering the transmission of video over the Internet. Over the last few months, Acacia has sent letters to dozens of web porn companies asking for yearly royalty payments. When that didn't work, Acacia filed patent infringement lawsuits against 27 adult firms in federal court. "To Acacia, an IP licensing firm that has seen revenue steadily shrink over the past few quarters, the lawsuits represent a bet-the-company proposition. Acacia executives say they've already drawn up battle plans to go after other industries, including streaming music firms, and have targeted non-Internet businesses such as the on-demand movie services that populate hotel rooms." Long, fascinating article.
