This needs to end. That Dish can continue to scoff at patent law and copy other people's inventions for years and years is beyond the pale. Take their money away, shut them down, and allow TiVo to license their technology without competition from thieves.
I don't like the idea of dish dying. Competition is always good, and let's face it, without dish, directv will have very little reason to be anything more than a tiny bit better than cable.
All DVRs probably violate the patent, whose central claim is "recording something while watching something else." DVRs that cannot do that are not covered.
Dish doesn't have to go out of business. Instead, Dish could pay TiVo money to license the patent, just like anyone else would have to. That they choose not to, and drag this through the courts, is increasingly dangerous to Dish. For them to turn around and play the victim is insulting. There are always choices; they have just been making poor ones.
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kcmurphy88 @ Jul 2nd 2009 12:16PM
This needs to end. That Dish can continue to scoff at patent law and copy other people's inventions for years and years is beyond the pale. Take their money away, shut them down, and allow TiVo to license their technology without competition from thieves.
Dan @ Jul 2nd 2009 12:28PM
I've yet to understand exactly what the hangup is. Can you explain what part of the DVR service violates the patent if not all DVRs do?
Thanks.
Nick @ Jul 2nd 2009 2:08PM
I don't like the idea of dish dying. Competition is always good, and let's face it, without dish, directv will have very little reason to be anything more than a tiny bit better than cable.
kcmurphy88 @ Jul 2nd 2009 2:25PM
All DVRs probably violate the patent, whose central claim is "recording something while watching something else." DVRs that cannot do that are not covered.
kcmurphy88 @ Jul 2nd 2009 2:59PM
Dish doesn't have to go out of business. Instead, Dish could pay TiVo money to license the patent, just like anyone else would have to. That they choose not to, and drag this through the courts, is increasingly dangerous to Dish. For them to turn around and play the victim is insulting. There are always choices; they have just been making poor ones.