[mythtv-users] Tivo suing everyone in sight over DVR patents

jedi jedi at mishnet.org
Fri Aug 28 17:42:55 UTC 2009


On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 08:22:05PM +1200, Steve Hodge wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 7:08 PM, Simon Hobson <linux at thehobsons.co.uk>wrote:
> 
> > However, this is the dangerous part - there is nothing at all to stop TiVo
> > suing the developers, nothing at all. The case could well be thrown out with
> > prejudice at the first hearing, but that would still cost the defendants
> > (probably a fair amount) to arrive at that hearing suitably prepared. Tivo
> > would be very stupid to do so though, they would know that they would lose,
> > and that would a) cost them, and b) put them at a disadvantage in future
> > cases against others. That's probably the only restraining factor.
> >
> 
> The restraining factor is that the MythTV developers are unlikely to have
> the sort of money that  Tivo are looking to make from these suits. They were

   I don't see the risk as Issac being sued directly. I see the risk as 
someone like Sage or Microsoft being sued and it goes all the way through
the process and a miscarriage of justice occurs. Tivo manages to convince
judge and jury that SageTV or MCE violate the patents.

> awarded $100M against Dish Network - that's the sort of money they're after.
> Sure they wouldn't want their patent busted for prior art, but since the
> Dish Network didn't manage to do that I doubt Tivo'd be worried about the
> MythTV devs doing it.
> 
> If Tivo just wanted to shut MythTV down they'd start by sending C&D letters.


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