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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. I am sick of these stupid patents! by jmccay · · Score: 0, Troll

    These people didn't exactly do anything new here. They just put together a bunch of old ideas. I hate the idea of software patents. Software patents should be outlowed!

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  2. *Sob* by MisterQueue · · Score: 0, Troll

    More Patents mean more lawsuits!

    (with appologies to Simpsons)

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  3. Non-obvious by NullAndVoid · · Score: 2, Troll

    Fuck prior art, recording video onto a hard drive is hardly "non-obvious".

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  4. Re:oh the irony, by Malcontent · · Score: 1, Troll

    Gee America is caplitalist yet people still die here.

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