Darren Roberts, president of Internext Expo, issued the following statement this morning, addressing recent trepidation and speculation concerning Internext's attendee and exhibitor database:
Over the past couple of weeks, many adult industry Webmasters have received demand letters from Acacia Media Technologies Corporation, with regard to its controversial charges of infringement of its Internet streaming patents. Some individuals suspected that Acacia was receiving its contact leads from the industry trade show Internext. This accusation was backed by these individuals indicating that the names and addresses used by Acacia were identical to those used to register for Internext.
Many trade shows, including Internext, offer “badge scanners” to their exhibitors for the purpose of simplifying the process of capturing leads. Without this process in place, it’s very difficult for exhibitors and attendees alike to maximize their presence. It is unfortunate that someone has abused this system and chosen to use the data for another purpose. However, making unfounded accusations and allowing this to create havoc is not the solution.
Internext has never and will never use its attendee or exhibitor lists for any reason other than for promoting Internext-associated events. Internext and its affiliated companies rely on the adult entertainment industry to survive and has fought many difficult battles to preserve the integrity of the adult industry, both online and off, and will continue to do so in the future.
