TIVO wins E* Lawsuit - Potential Impact on ALL DVRs

[HDTVFanAtic]

http://yahoo.reuters.com/stocks/Quot...=TIVO.O&rpc=44

TiVo wins EchoStar patent lawsuit
Thu Apr 13, 2006 6:00 PM ET
NEW YORK, April 13 (Reuters) - Digital recording technology maker TiVo Inc. on Thursday said it has won a patent lawsuit against satellite television operator EchoStar Communications Corp.

In the case, TiVo charged EchoStar with stealing technology that allows users to record one TV program while watching another via a digital video recorder.

[juan]

it will be appealed and appealed..and appealed

[pdxsam]

http://yahoo.reuters.com/stocks/Quot...=TIVO.O&rpc=44

TiVo wins EchoStar patent lawsuit
Thu Apr 13, 2006 6:00 PM ET
NEW YORK, April 13 (Reuters) - Digital recording technology maker TiVo Inc. on Thursday said it has won a patent lawsuit against satellite television operator EchoStar Communications Corp.

In the case, TiVo charged EchoStar with stealing technology that allows users to record one TV program while watching another via a digital video recorder.

WOW... Now it's in Echostars best interest to buy TIVO. Which could be a good thing if they can incorporate some of the great things from TIVO into the DVR software here.

Sam

[Jordan420]

WOW... Now it's in Echostars best interest to buy TIVO. Which could be a good thing if they can incorporate some of the great things from TIVO into the DVR software here.

Sam

That is a great idea & exactly why E* will never do it

[Scott Greczkowski]

I have been saying for a long time Dish should buy Tivo.

Hell when Replay was for sale I was saying Dish was NUTS not to bid on it. The folks who won it got it for a song and a dance.

[JohnH]

$73 million:


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060413/.../tivo_patent_2

[Scott Greczkowski]

It will be years (if they ever see it at all)

Of course you can expect a new wave of lawsuits against others who make DVRs now.

[RVD420]

It will be years (if they ever see it at all)

Of course you can expect a new wave of lawsuits against others who make DVRs now.

You are right there Scott.

Dish will appeal.

Dish also has their countersuit to be heard next year in Taxarcana, TX.
Another place known for giving plantiffs large awards.

I really think this is going to end just like the Gemstar deal did, With Dish buying part or all of Tivo.

[jgantert]

It will be years (if they ever see it at all)

Of course you can expect a new wave of lawsuits against others who make DVRs now.

I hope so. Maybe the courts can force Comcast to take their peice of crap DVR and replace it with a TiVo unit.

-John

[juan]

I hope so. Maybe the courts can force Comcast to take their peice of crap DVR and replace it with a TiVo unit.

-John

I thought comcrap had a deal with TIVO already,..for the cablecard model