MIT Sues Sony over digital TV

dfinney wrote to us with a story from The Tech, concerning MIT suing Sony. Basically, MIT claims to have a number of patents, has worked with other folks in the industry, sez they've talked with Sony for a year, no headway, don't want to sue, but have key claims - etc etc.

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Newsflash: MIT got sued over the idea of INSTITUTE

[Taco Cowboy]

Newsflash:

While MIT is preoccupied with suing Sony for
allerged intellectual property disputes, MIT
itself got sued by those who originate the
concept of INSTITUTION - in which, the word
INSTITUTE is part of it.

Great and dead Greek philosophers from ancient
time, such as Socrates are among those who
are trying to get back the INSTITUTION idea
from MIT.

If MIT lost the suit, MIT will have to drop
the word "INSTITUTE" from its namesake.

Therefore, it *IS* a possibility that we may
see MT to replace MIT. Or perhaps, MUT -
Massachusette *UNIVERSITY* of Technology.

But then.... the intellectual concept of
UNIVERSITY was not orginated from the campus
of MIT either.

Ah ... well.

Stay tuned for the result !