In a moment of hubris, controversial streaming media patent company Acacia is now going after the education sector..it has sent letters to dozens of colleges in recent days claiming the schools’ use of streaming video in areas like distance learning and video lectures violates company patents.
Several colleges say the letters make even broader claims, extending beyond distance learning to cover almost anything a college does that involves moving audio and video files on computer networks.
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