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SONICblue Granted Broad Patent on DVR Technology

Posted by chrisd on from the job-programs-for-out-of-work-lawyers dept.

hayb writes: "In another miscue from the U.S. Patent office, Sonicblue has received a patent for everything under the PVR sun. Now comes the question if they will go after others, or at least Tivo. To quote the first line of the patent: 'USPTO patent number 6,324,338 also covers methodology that creates, names, prioritizes and manages recorded programs on the hard drive for DVRs.'"

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  1. Re:Is that possible? by rudy_wayne · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Yes you are right. Unfortunately, the Patent Office is run by clueless fuckheads and the criminals who control congress refuse to change the laws in order to prevent this sort of thing.