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IRVINE, Calif. - Angered by adult Internet chat board comments challenging their streaming media patent claims, and perhaps riled further by the fact of several adult companies joining to help each other challenge those claims, Acacia Media Technologies wants a federal court to let the company add new charges that all but add up to conspiracy charges against those adult companies.
Acacia wants U.S. District Judge Alicemarie Stotler to amend their original litigation against 10 companies, charging unfair business practices, intentional interference with prospective business advantage, trade libel, and patent infringement. Acacia also wants Stotler to issue a permanent injunction against them and for the case to be tried before a jury. The company filed that amendment complaint last week. A hearing on that motion is scheduled for August 4.
Acacia has even suggested the Internet Media Protective Association – the group formed by some of the adult Internet companies to fight back the Acacia patent claims and act as a new interest group for other adult Net issues and concerns – tried to block Larry Flynt Publications from licensing with Acacia, a claim New Destiny Media/Homegrown Video chief Spike Goldberg says is all but laughable.