November 18, 2005
Colleges Plan to Oppose Company That Claims Patents on Streaming Media
The American Council on Education's general counsel, Sheldon E. Steinbach, said last week that member colleges are girding for battle against a company that claims to own patents on audio- and video-streaming technology used by many colleges.
"It's no secret that we have several hundred thousand dollars in our war chest and more coming," Mr. Steinbach said. "The wagons are circling."
The company, the Acacia Research Corporation, has been sending out letters that urge colleges to
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