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  1. Re:What about Panasonic, Sky+, et al? by tepples · · Score: 2, Informative · on TiVo sues EchoStar for Patent Infringement

    Since the method in TiVo's patent specifically says hard disk, I doubt it.

    A DVD is hard, unless it's a flexDVD.

    Does TiVo have a UK patent?

    Espacenet.com shows existence of several European Patents owned by TiVo Inc.

  2. DRM included. by segfaultdot · · Score: 2, Insightful · on New, Flexible CDs Arrive

    Be cautious:

    flexRights
    An innovative solution that allows content owners to offer a "test drive" of their premium content to the market for a limited time. New markets will benefit greatly from this service. A music company can "give" a customer an entire CD of a chart- topping artist for a week. After that week, the digital encryption technology "locks" the music, leaving the consumer with the choice of going online to pay and "unlock" the music, or purchasing the rigid CD from the store. flexRights can also be used with Video and software content.

  3. Pretty large claims, these marketing types make by piranha(jpl) · · Score: 1 · on New, Flexible CDs Arrive
    From the first page of their web site:

    "...And it will change the way you use optical storage media forever"

    Yeah, and CueCats changed how I use the Internet forever.

    (OTOH, CueCats were marginally neat. I'll be interested in knowing if these are any fun, as well.)

  4. Is anyone else disturbed by the by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on New, Flexible CDs Arrive

    homoerotic imagery of their logo?

  5. A working link... by BlueUnderwear · · Score: 2 · on New, Flexible CDs Arrive

    ... can be found here.