Acacia files patent lawsuits over streaming media
Acacia has filed patent infringement lawsuits against 39 internet porn companies. "Acacia's licensing drive is one of the most ambitious Internet patent claims to arise in recent years, even as claims to own rights to basic Web technologies such as frames, hyperlinks and e-commerce shopping baskets have become common. Over the past several years, the company acquired a series of patents its attorneys believe cover virtually all on-demand transmissions of compressed audio and video over the Internet, cable TV lines, satellite and wireless services." Earlier article about Acacia's patent shakedown efforts.
