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Old 11-05-2003   #1
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What's the worst thing that could happen if I blow it off and decide not to pay them?

They can shut my sites down or could it get worse than that?
will I have to pay court fees and shit, or just get my sites turned off?

I just run little tgps and shit, nothing worth paying a huge license fee over.



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What's the worst thing that could happen if I blow it off and decide not to pay them?

They can shut my sites down or could it get worse than that?
will I have to pay court fees and shit, or just get my sites turned off?

I just run little tgps and shit, nothing worth paying a huge license fee over.
they can shoot you with a high powered rifle from accross the street.

what was your last day? Nov 30?
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I have loads of those letters....




none in my name though ;-)))
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What's the worst thing that could happen if I blow it off and decide not to pay them?

They can shut my sites down or could it get worse than that?
will I have to pay court fees and shit, or just get my sites turned off?

I just run little tgps and shit, nothing worth paying a huge license fee over.
Once again....my disclaimer...I have not gotten a letter nor have I spoken to a lawyer about it...so anything I say is strictly in my humble opinion....

The letter doesn't mean much... From what I have seen there is nothing legally binding in the letter.....

So, I, myself would definitely not pay them, but at the same time I would be deciding my options in the event that they come after me with a subpoena....

They can not get you turned off for ignoring the letter.... You could get turned off for not answering a subpoena.... They could get a default judgement if you failed to appear in response.....
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The letter doesn't mean much... From what I have seen there is nothing legally binding in the letter.....

So, I, myself would definitely not pay them, but at the same time I would be deciding my options in the event that they come after me with a subpoena....

They can not get you turned off for ignoring the letter.... You could get turned off for not answering a subpoena.... They could get a default judgement if you failed to appear in response.....
I personally see it as the same as those "fake" bills you get for internet directories. I really wish I'd get one because I'm just itching to turn it over the FTC. h34r:
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Peaches I'd be happy to send you mine.
I'll even scribble out my name and write yours in there
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Peaches I'd be happy to send you mine.
I'll even scribble out my name and write yours in there
Did you do what you said you would do ? Did you hear back from them ?
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I'll even scribble out my name and write yours in there
Like Confucy did?
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What's the worst thing that could happen if I blow it off and decide not to pay them?

They can shut my sites down or could it get worse than that?
will I have to pay court fees and shit, or just get my sites turned off?

I just run little tgps and shit, nothing worth paying a huge license fee over.
the letter is a scare tactic . . . . a summons is what you have to worry about
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What happens if I get a summons?
Do I have to fly to California? I couldn't afford to fly to california and stay there in a hotel for the duration of the trial. Or will they come to my state?
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What happens if I get a summons?
Do I have to fly to California? I couldn't afford to fly to california and stay there in a hotel for the duration of the trial. Or will they come to my state?
If you get an actual subpoena... Get a lawyer, let them guide you through the process.....

It takes a long time before there is an actual "trial"

The first court appearance is to establish if there is need of a trial....

Prior to that, I would have a lawyer countersuing, asking for change of venue, all sorts of legal stuff...

But like I say, at the point of a subpoena is the time to make sure you have a shark going up against their sharks....

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What happens if I get a summons?
Do I have to fly to California? I couldn't afford to fly to california and stay there in a hotel for the duration of the trial. Or will they come to my state?
when you get summonces,
you contact a lawyer (I'm sure it's gonna be plenty of them specializing in Acacia) and plead not giulty and ask the court to set aside the trial untill the matter of their patent challenge resolved by courts.

If you wanna play aggressive, you file counter suit against Acacia and for super aggressive,
PERSONAL law suits against the officers.

That's what I would do when my time comes.
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But like I say, at the point of a subpoena is the time to make sure you have a shark going up against their sharks....

imho...of course
I think industry sharks will outnumber their sharks 100:1
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..and industry cummulitively has more money than Acacia...even with the influx of $$ they get from those who settled
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What happens if I get a summons?
Do I have to fly to California? I couldn't afford to fly to california and stay there in a hotel for the duration of the trial. Or will they come to my state?
you are losing way too much sleep over this, really
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