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TV Networks Sue ReplayTV

Posted by michael on from the unblinking-eye dept.

Robert Wilde writes: "Three major television networks have sued Sonicblue over the ReplayTV 4000 and asked the court to grant an injunction to prevent the sale of the device." Here's another blurb about the lawsuit. All you readers that predicted that Replay would get sued over this device, give yourselves a pat on the back.

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  1. fp by penix · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    fp
    props to all dead homiez

  2. Those Damn TV Networks. by grammar+nazi · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    I hate those Damned TV Networks. Why can't they just ... shove off!!

    Bastards.

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    Keeping /. free of grammatical errors for ~5 years.
  3. fp? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    fp!

  4. C++ Version Of My Feelings by ekrout · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Once again...

    faithInHumanity--;

    Feel free to add your own version your favorite language.

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    1. Re:C++ Version Of My Feelings by Debillitatus · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      while(1){ amazementThatWithAllTheCrazyShitGoingOnInTheWorldR ightNowYourFaithInHumanityIsBasedOnWhetherTVIsFree OrNot++; }

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      Come on, give it up, that's

    2. Re:C++ Version Of My Feelings by jeffy124 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

      Java:
      faithInHumanity--;
      // 10 seconds later....
      System.out.println(faithInHumanity);

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  5. You know the drill... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    http://archive.nytimes.com/aponline/business/AP-Ne tworks-ReplayTV.html

  6. i can't wait til by banka · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    someone just needs to sue realplayer for making such a piece of crap player.
    their shitty software truly endagers consumers far and wide.

  7. Dear TV Suits: Tough Shit by tswinzig · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    There's this thing called 'fair use'. I've been taking advantage of it with my VCR for years now. My VCR also has a button which lets me advance past commercials. Pretty neat, huh kids?

    So they might as well kiss that part of their lawsuit goodbye, as it will not be going anywhere. However, don't everyone rejoice, because in a few years your favorite network shows will be interlaced with so many ads that it will make you sick.

    Leo: Mr. President, your wife called, and she wants you to pick up some ICE COLD COCA COLA (beat) on the way home from the 'house.

    President: Thanks, Leo. Please tell Charlie not to forget to put WORLD-CLASS MONTE BLANC PENS in my jacket pocket, like my dead secretary used to do!

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    "And like that ... he's gone."
  8. Link that doesn't require registration by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Link to the article that doesn't require registration

  9. Re:Slashdot: by Anonymous+Canuck · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    You heard it here first, folks!

  10. s/390 assembler by cmaroney · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    L R1,FTINHUM
    BCTR R1,0
    ST R1,FTINHUM

    EQUREGS

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  11. Re:replay 400? by lupetto · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The point is, slashdot does this kind of shit all the time. They just recently posted an article about an operating system that doesn't exist. They consistantly post inaccurate information. Half of the stories are politically biased or laced with pissing contest type commentary (ie. snide comments about konqueror, linux vs. ms, redhat vs. debian, whatever).

    I just wish slashdot would stick to accurate and technically important articles.

    Having said that, all you stupid moderators can mod me down and fuck off. You're all a bunch of CmdrTaco wannbe karmawhores anyway.

  12. Re:OPEN SOURCE PROGRAMMERS STINK by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    moderators could give it at least a funny score

  13. Re:Do ads really work? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Pepsi consistently beats Coke in taste tests, but Coke outsells Pepsi. Why? It's all about the image.

    It's because that by the time you get to the bottom of a bottle of Pepsi, your mouth is sticky and gooey in a way that Coke can only dream of making it.

    Analogy Time: Sitting down and using an E desktop themed to the hilt, and with sounds signifying everything is really fucking cool -- for about 20 minutes, at which point you want to get your work done, so you shut off all of the annoyances. Same with Pepsi in my experience -- it might taste good in small doses, but drinking a whole bottle of it is alot less pleasant.

  14. Re:Do ads really work? by haruharaharu · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Pepsi consistently beats Coke in taste tests, but Coke outsells Pepsi. Why?

    Because Pepsi is sweeter. This makes it taste better when you drink a couple of ounces, but it gets to be too much when you're drinking a couple liters each day.

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  15. Re:Do ads really work? by lys1123 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I actually had an aunt that worked in a store where they were doing the "Pepsi Challenge". I hate to burst your bubble, but they actually made sure the coke sat out (opened) for several hours ahead of time... so the challenge was really, "Which do you like more this chilled Pepsi or this warm, flat Coke?"

    Hmmmm... that's a toughie.

  16. Re:Lawsuits as tactical weapon by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You do sound like an anti-Semite. Why do you hate the Jews so much?