Company Tells Colleges That Its Patents Cover Video and Audio for Online Courses

By SCOTT CARLSON

A California company is telling colleges and universities that it owns patents related to audio and video technology used in online courses, and that it is entitled to a portion of revenues from such courses.

Administrators at some of the colleges the company has contacted say they are studying its demands, but they have not yet agreed to licensing deals.

The company, Acacia Research Corporation, holds 5 U.S. patents and 17 international patents in digital-media-transmission

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