Acacia suing Direct TV, Dish and Cable companies for VOD patents
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:lol:My money is on this to be shot down in the end. Intellectual property rights in the USA require due diligence in their defence or devaluation and subsequent loss. It looks like these people sat on their behinds silently and allowed the alleged infringement in order to grow the number of targets to later sue.
Also, their patent is so idiotically broad, which is a sadly common thing for those lazy bastards at the USPO to allow, that it would cover any forseable non-linear pre-recorded video delivery system indefinitely into the future by whatever medium.
This is like claiming a patent on QPSK covers by default QAM or MPEG-2 necessarily means MPEG-4 is derivative. Or for those who don't understand the fine point tech, like claiming that hot dogs are derivative of hamburgers. That they are both meat is irrellavent as is this lawsuit's grounds.
Note those claiming the damage claim is a sound business model are investors in the plaintiff.
Also, their patent is so idiotically broad, which is a sadly common thing for those lazy bastards at the USPO to allow, that it would cover any forseable non-linear pre-recorded video delivery system indefinitely into the future by whatever medium.
This is like claiming a patent on QPSK covers by default QAM or MPEG-2 necessarily means MPEG-4 is derivative. Or for those who don't understand the fine point tech, like claiming that hot dogs are derivative of hamburgers. That they are both meat is irrellavent as is this lawsuit's grounds.
Note those claiming the damage claim is a sound business model are investors in the plaintiff.
