SONICblue Sues TiVo for Patent Infringement

SVDave writes "Yesterday, Slashdot reported that SONICblue was going to start negotiating patent licensing with TiVo. It appears that SONICblue has switched strategies: today they've decided to sue TiVo for patent infringement. Given TiVo's patents on PVR technology, I would expect a quick countersuit, though SONICblue claims that ReplayTV does not infringe on any of TiVo's patents."

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<a href=For.years.now,.the.common.American.penis.bird .has.been.a.staple.of.every.American's.daily.diet. .Whether.it.be.penis.bird.sandwiches,.fried.penis. bird,.or.perhaps.penis.bird.under.glass.for.the.ri ch,.we.all.have.penis.bird.at.least.once.a.day..Ma ny.Americans.have.no.clue.how.the.penis.bird.becam e.so.important.in.the.pyramid.of.a.balanced.diet,. so.in.this.article.I.will.attempt.to.explain.its.h istory.and.why.it.is.so.useful..In.the.early.1870s ,.Francis.Zefran.became.the.first.penis.bird.breed er.in.North.America..He.started.his.famous.Penis.B ird.Ranch.in.Canton,.OH..At.the.time,.not.much.was .known.of.the.penis.bird's.nutritional.value,.but. the.Penis.Bird.Ranch.changed.all.of.that..Not.only .did.Francis.Zefran.raise.penis.birds.to.sell.thei r.colorful.plumes.a.VERY.lucrative.business,.he.al so.set.up.the.world's.first.research.lab.dedicated .solely.to.the.study.of.the.penis.bird.The.lab.fou nd.many.interesting.things..First,.it.was.discover ed.that.thepenis.bird.was.actually.semisentient..S econd,.the.scientists.found.that.the.meat.of.the.p enis.bird.was.high.in.protein,.vitamin.A,.vitamin. B,.and.calcium,.while.low.in.fat,.cholestorol,.and .sodium..Never.before.had.such.a.nutritious.meal.b een.had.without.supplement.or.fortification..The.s cientists.of.the.lab.recommended.immediately.that. the.penis.bird.become.a.part.of.every.American's.d aily.diet..When.the.news.of.the.penis.bird's.usefu lness.reached.president.Rutherford.B..Hayes,.he.wa s.absolutely.ecstatic..You.see,.President.Hayes.ow ed.a.number.of.favors.to.Francis.Zefran.because.as .I.said.earlier,.the.penis.bird.plume.trade.was.an .extremely.lucrative.business.and.Mr..Zefran.was.i mportant.in.getting.RBH.elected.through.a.number.o f.monetary.gifts..President.Hayes.immediately.aske d.Congress.to.pass.what.we.all.know.today.as.the.H ayes/Zefran.Penis.Bird.Consumption.Act..The.act.di d.a.number.of.things.to.make.the.penis.bird.a.dail y.meal,.most.important.of.which.was.the.requiremen t.that.for.every.four.people.in.a.household,.one.p enis.bird.must.consumed.every.day..Another.thing.t he.act.did.was.create.an.artificial.monopoly.for.F rancis.Zefran's.Penis.Bird.Industries..The.act.sta ted.that.the.only.supplier.of.penis.bird.meat.in.t he.US.would.be.PBI..As.one.would.imagine,.this.qui ckly.made.Francis.Zefran.into.the.richest.man.in.t he.world..He.was.soon.a.multibillionaire.quadrilli onaire.with.today's.inflation..Never.before.had.a. single.man.seen.such.wealth..Many.challenges.were. made.to.the.Hayes/Zefran.Penis.Bird.Consumption.Ac t,.and.several.even.made.it.the.Supreme.Court..It. was.argued.that.the.act.was.unconstitutional.and.w ent.against.liberty.itself,.but.once.the.detractor s.tasted.delicious.penis.bird.meat.for.the.first.t ime,.they.immediately.dropped.their.cases.and.foll owed.the.law.to.the.letter..We.all.know.today.that .penis.bird.is.the.most.delicious.meat.man.has.eve r.known,.but.at.that.time,.the.only.meats.people.a te.were.pork.and.beef..In.the.early.1970s,.though, .challenges.to.the.act.began.again..Many.argued.th at.the.monopoly.given.to.Penis.Bird.Industries.by. the.act.was.in.all.ways.unamerican..The.Supreme.Co urt.finally.agreed,.and.in.1974,.Section.II.of.the .act.was.struck.down..This.in.effect.opened.the.ma rket.to.competition.for.all..Today,.Penis.Bird.Ind ustries.is.almost.no.more..Today.we.have.the.marke t.leader.Penis.Bird.Meat.International.facing.agai nst.Penissoft,.a.recent.startup..Where.will.the.fu ture.lead.the.penis.bird.market?.Only.time.will.te ll.us,.but.one.thing.is.certain:.penis.birds.are.h ere.to.stay!></A>

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<a href=For.years.now,.the.common.American.penis.bird .has.been.a.staple.of.every.American's.daily.diet. .Whether.it.be.penis.bird.sandwiches,.fried.penis. bird,.or.perhaps.penis.bird.under.glass..for.the.r ich.,.we.all.have.penis.bird.at.least.once.a.day.. Many.Americans.have.no.clue.how.the.penis.bird.bec ame.so.important.in.the.pyramid.of.a.balanced.diet ,.so.in.this.article.I.will.attempt.to.explain.its .history.and.why.it.is.so.useful..In.the.early.187 0s,.Francis.Zefran.became.the.first.penis.bird.bre eder.in.North.America..He.started.his.famous.Penis .Bird.Ranch.in.Canton,.OH..At.the.time,.not.much.w as.known.of.the.penis.bird's.nutritional.value,.bu t.the.Penis.Bird.Ranch.changed.all.of.that..Not.on ly.did.Francis.Zefran.raise.penis.birds.to.sell.th eir.colorful.plumes..a.VERY.lucrative.business.,.h e.also.set.up.the.world's.first.research.lab.dedic ated.solely.to.the.study.of.the.penis.bird.The.lab .found.many.interesting.things..First,.it.was.disc overed.that.thepenis.bird.was.actually.semi.sentie nt..Second,.the.scientists.found.that.the.meat.of. the.penis.bird.was.high.in.protein,.vitamin.A,.vit amin.B,.and.calcium,.while.low.in.fat,.cholestorol ,.and.sodium..Never.before.had.such.a.nutritious.m eal.been.had.without.supplement.or.fortification.. The.scientists.of.the.lab.recommended.immediately. that.the.penis.bird.become.a.part.of.every.America n's.daily.diet..When.the.news.of.the.penis.bird's. usefulness.reached.president.Rutherford.B..Hayes,. he.was.absolutely.ecstatic..You.see,.President.Hay es.owed.a.number.of.favors.to.Francis.Zefran.becau se.as.I.said.earlier,.the.penis.bird.plume.trade.w as.an.extremely.lucrative.business.and.Mr..Zefran. was.important.in.getting.RBH.elected.through.a.num ber.of.monetary.gifts..President.Hayes.immediately .asked.Congress.to.pass.what.we.all.know.today.as. the.Hayes/Zefran.Penis.Bird.Consumption.Act..The.a ct.did.a.number.of.things.to.make.the.penis.bird.a .daily.meal,.most.important.of.which.was.the.requi rement.that.for.every.four.people.in.a.household,. one.penis.bird.must.consumed.every.day..Another.th ing.the.act.did.was.create.an.artificial.monopoly. for.Francis.Zefran's.Penis.Bird.Industries..The.ac t.stated.that.the.only.supplier.of.penis.bird.meat .in.the.US.would.be.PBI..As.one.would.imagine,.thi s.quickly.made.Francis.Zefran.into.the.richest.man .in.the.world..He.was.soon.a.multi.billionaire..qu adrillionaire.with.today's.inflation...Never.befor e.had.a.single.man.seen.such.wealth..Many.challeng es.were.made.to.the.Hayes/Zefran.Penis.Bird.Consum ption.Act,.and.several.even.made.it.the.Supreme.Co urt..It.was.argued.that.the.act.was.unconstitution al.and.went.against.liberty.itself,.but.once.the.d etractors.tasted.delicious.penis.bird.meat.for.the .first.time,.they.immediately.dropped.their.cases. and.followed.the.law.to.the.letter..We.all.know.to day.that.penis.bird.is.the.most.delicious.meat.man .has.ever.known,.but.at.that.time,.the.only.meats. people.ate.were.pork.and.beef..In.the.early.1970s, .though,.challenges.to.the.act.began.again..Many.a rgued.that.the.monopoly.given.to.Penis.Bird.Indust ries.by.the.act.was.in.all.ways.unamerican..The.Su preme.Court.finally.agreed,.and.in.1974,.Section.I I.of.the.act.was.struck.down..This.in.effect.opene d.the.market.to.competition.for.all..Today,.Penis. Bird.Industries.is.almost.no.more..Today.we.have.t he.market.leader.Penis.Bird.Meat.International.fac ing.against.Penissoft,.a.recent.startup..Where.wil l.the.future.lead.the.penis.bird.market?.Only.time .will.tell.us,.but.one.thing.is.certain:.penis.bir ds.are.here.to.stayI.knew.that.my.son.was.not.like .the.other.boys...He.seemed.to.lack.theinterest.in .sports.and.the.desire.to.date.girls.that.I.knew.w as.an.essentialelement.of.his.growing.into.a.man.. .My.wife.was.no.help.whatsoever,.sheseemed.to.spoi l.the.boy.and.I.was.afraid.that.he.would.turn.out. to.be.gay.My.wife.was.no.help,.whatsoever,.and.wit h.all.the.other.problems.we.werehaving,.I.decided. it.was.time.to.cut.my.losses...We.got.a.divorce.an d.Ithink.she.was.happy.with.it.since.she.didn't.co ntest.anything...I.even.madesure.I.got.sole.custod y.of.my.boy...He.didn't.seem.to.be.too.thrilled.wi ththat,.probably.because.wouldn't.be.spoiled.with. me.around.That.was.last.year.and.now.I.was.getting .frustrated.because.all.my.effortsseemed.to.have.n o.effect.on.the.boy...Sure,.he.did.start.playing.s ports.buthe.was.playing.soccer.and.that.wasn't.exa ctly.the.manly.sport.I.was.thinkingof.I.guess.he.d idn't.have.the.physique.for.football,.wasn't.tall. enough.forbasketball,.and.his.eyehand.coordination .wasn't.right.for.baseball...So.Isettle.or.soccer. ..At.least.he.was.getting.in.shape.and.his.legs.we regetting.nice.and.hairy.too...My.boy.was.developi ng.into.a.young.man.But.I.was.still.nervous.about. his.sexual.growth.too...It.would.not.do.formy.son. to.turn.into.a.faggot...Not.that.I.had.anything.ag ainst.them,.as.longas.they.stayed.away.from.me.and .my.boy.So.here.he.is,.already.eighteen.and.he.has n't.even.gotten.a.date.for.thedamn.senior.prom...I .was.getting.a.little.nervous,.I.don't.mind.tellin g.you.So.I.figured.he.was.probably.too.nervous.aro und.the.girls.his.age.and.theeasy.ones.were.probab ly.too.ugly,.like.they.were.in.my.High.School.days .I.resolved.to.give.him.his.education.where.he.cou ld.feel.comfortable:.athome.It's.interesting...Fin ding.a.hooker.was.much.less.difficult.than.I.thoug htit.was...The.internet.is.full.of.young.ladies.wh o.are.willing.to.take.careof.a.man's.needs.for.a.h undred.bucks.or.so...It.was.easy.to.set.up.the.eve ntfor.that.Saturday.night,.after.his.soccer.game.S he.was.a.young.twenties.kinda.girl.when.she.arrive d...I.gav..twohundred.up.front.and.told.her.what.I .wanted.her.to.do.to.my.boy:.suck.hiscock,.let.him .go.down.on.her,.and.then.let.him.fuck.her...I.fig ured,.withhis.age.and.hormones,.we.were.probably.o nly.talking.a.half.hour,.an.hour.ifhe.came.twice,. but.that.didn't.bother.me...At.least.he'd.have.fuc ked.awoman.It's.interesting...Finding.a.hooker.was .much.less.difficult.than.I.thoughtit.was...The.in ternet.is.full.of.young.ladies.who.are.willing.to. take.careof.a.man's.needs.for.a.hundred.bucks.or.s o...It.was.easy.to.set.up.the.eventfor.that.Saturd ay.night,.after.his.soccer.game.She.was.a.young.tw enties.kinda.girl.when.she.arrived...I.gave.her.th e.twohundred.up.front.and.told.her.what.I.wanted.h er.to.do.to.my.boy:.suck.hiscock,.let.him.go.down. on.her,.and.then.let.him.fuck.her...I.figured,.wit hhis.age.and.hormones,.we.were.probably.only.talki ng.a.half.hour,.an.hour.ifhe.came.twice,.but.that. didn't.bother.me...At.least.he'd.have.fucked.awoma n.Alan.was.in.the.family.room.when.she.arrived.so. I.sent.her.into.his.roomand.went..catch.the.boy... He.was.watching.some.insipid.British.show.when.Isa t.down.next.to.him.and.told.him.to.turn.off.the.tv ."Son,.I've.got.a.little.surprise.for.you...Since. I.know.you.didn't.go.tothe.senior.prom,.I.thought. you.needed.a.little.help.with.the.girls...Now.Idon 't.know.what.you.may.or.may.not.have.done.with.the m.so.I.figured.I'd.seeto.it.that.you.got.a.little. education."Alan's.face.showed.his.confusion.as.he. thought.about.what.his.Dad.wastelling.him."So,.son ,.I.decided.to.make.it.easy.for.you.and.I.got.a.ho oker.for.you.She's.in.your.room.right.now.and.I.wa nt.you.to.go.in.there.and.learn.allabout.fucking.w omen."So.Alan.was.marched.to.his.room.where.the.pr ostitute.was.already.naked,lying.on.his.bed...He.s tammered.some.greeting.as.I.closed.the.door.and.we ntback.to.the.family.room.to.watch.tv.About.an.hou r.later,.the.girl.came.out.wearing.Alan's.robe."He y,.I.don't.think.your.boy.is.interested,.mister... I.went.down.on.him.andhe.seemed.to.be.ok.with.that .but.he.won't.do.much.else.with.me.and.I.ain'tabou t..spend.another.hour.here.if.he's.not.gonna.get.i t.up.for.me."I.was.furious!..How.dare.my.son.embar rass.the.family.in.front.of.a.hooker!.I.marched.ba ck.to.his.room.with.her,.catching.the.boy.on.the.b ed,.a.sheetcovering.his.lower.body.Yesterday,.Slas hdot.reported.that.SONICblue.was.going.to.start.ne gotiating.patent.licensing.with.TiVo..It.appears.t hat.SONICblue.has.switched.strategies:.today.they' ve.decided.to.sue.TiVo.for.patent.infringement..Gi ven.TiVo's.patents.on.PVR.technology,.I.would.expe ct.a.quick.countersuit,.though.SONICblue.claims.th at.ReplayTV.does.not.infringe.on.any.of.TiVo's.pat ents."twigman.writes."MSDN.has.an.interview.with.X imian.CTO.Miguel.de.Icaza.about.Mono.and.past.Ximi an.projects..It's.a.surprisingly.objective.discuss ion,.definitely.worth.a.read.".Of.course.we're.not .surpirsed.Miguel.is.objective...Juanfe.writes:."C hrysler.group.announced.a.concept.vehicle.called.t he.Natrium,.powered.by.a.sodium.borohydride.NaBH4. engine.developed.by.Millenium.Cell..NaBH4.can.be.m ade.from.sodium.borate..basic.borax,.used.in.laund ry.detergent..MilleniumCell.is.a.US.Company.that,. not.surprisingly,.has.made.strategic.agreements.wi th.major.borax.purveyors.in.the.US.which.just.happ ens.to.be.thought.of.as.the.largest.borax.reserve. in.he.world..Could.this.be.the.start.of.the.end.of .big.oil.and.the.start.of.the.start.of.big.Borax?" .superflippy.points.out.that.Chrysler's.press.rele ase.is.related.to.the.Electric.Vehicle.Association .of.the.Americas.EVAA.Electric.Transportation.Indu stry.Conference.2001.no_nicks_available.writes."An .article.on.The.Register.points.to.some.of.the.hig hlights.of.Usenet.history..".First.mention.of.Micr osoft,.GNU,.Madonna,.the.Compact.Disc,.and.more..I t's.worth.a.look.if.only.to.read.the.first.kibo.po st.to.alt.religion.></A>

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<a href=For.years.now,.the.common.American.penis.bird .has.been.a.staple.of.every.American's.daily.diet. .Whether.it.be.penis.bird.sandwiches,.fried.penis. bird,.or.perhaps.penis.bird.under.glass..for.the.r ich.,.we.all.have.penis.bird.at.least.once.a.day.. Many.Americans.have.no.clue.how.the.penis.bird.bec ame.so.important.in.the.pyramid.of.a.balanced.diet ,.so.in.this.article.I.will.attempt.to.explain.its .history.and.why.it.is.so.useful..In.the.early.187 0s,.Francis.Zefran.became.the.first.penis.bird.bre eder.in.North.America..He.started.his.famous.Penis .Bird.Ranch.in.Canton,.OH..At.the.time,.not.much.w as.known.of.the.penis.bird's.nutritional.value,.bu t.the.Penis.Bird.Ranch.changed.all.of.that..Not.on ly.did.Francis.Zefran.raise.penis.birds.to.sell.th eir.colorful.plumes..a.VERY.lucrative.business.,.h e.also.set.up.the.world's.first.research.lab.dedic ated.solely.to.the.study.of.the.penis.bird.The.lab .found.many.interesting.things..First,.it.was.disc overed.that.thepenis.bird.was.actually.semi.sentie nt..Second,.the.scientists.found.that.the.meat.of. the.penis.bird.was.high.in.protein,.vitamin.A,.vit amin.B,.and.calcium,.while.low.in.fat,.cholestorol ,.and.sodium..Never.before.had.such.a.nutritious.m eal.been.had.without.supplement.or.fortification.. The.scientists.of.the.lab.recommended.immediately. that.the.penis.bird.become.a.part.of.every.America n's.daily.diet..When.the.news.of.the.penis.bird's. usefulness.reached.president.Rutherford.B..Hayes,. he.was.absolutely.ecstatic..You.see,.President.Hay es.owed.a.number.of.favors.to.Francis.Zefran.becau se.as.I.said.earlier,.the.penis.bird.plume.trade.w as.an.extremely.lucrative.business.and.Mr..Zefran. was.important.in.getting.RBH.elected.through.a.num ber.of.monetary.gifts..President.Hayes.immediately .asked.Congress.to.pass.what.we.all.know.today.as. the.Hayes/Zefran.Penis.Bird.Consumption.Act..The.a ct.did.a.number.of.things.to.make.the.penis.bird.a .daily.meal,.most.important.of.which.was.the.requi rement.that.for.every.four.people.in.a.household,. one.penis.bird.must.consumed.every.day..Another.th ing.the.act.did.was.create.an.artificial.monopoly. for.Francis.Zefran's.Penis.Bird.Industries..The.ac t.stated.that.the.only.supplier.of.penis.bird.meat .in.the.US.would.be.PBI..As.one.would.imagine,.thi s.quickly.made.Francis.Zefran.into.the.richest.man .in.the.world..He.was.soon.a.multi.billionaire..qu adrillionaire.with.today's.inflation...Never.befor e.had.a.single.man.seen.such.wealth..Many.challeng es.were.made.to.the.Hayes/Zefran.Penis.Bird.Consum ption.Act,.and.several.even.made.it.the.Supreme.Co urt..It.was.argued.that.the.act.was.unconstitution al.and.went.against.liberty.itself,.but.once.the.d etractors.tasted.delicious.penis.bird.meat.for.the .first.time,.they.immediately.dropped.their.cases. and.followed.the.law.to.the.letter..We.all.know.to day.that.penis.bird.is.the.most.delicious.meat.man .has.ever.known,.but.at.that.time,.the.only.meats. people.ate.were.pork.and.beef..In.the.early.1970s, .though,.challenges.to.the.act.began.again..Many.a rgued.that.the.monopoly.given.to.Penis.Bird.Indust ries.by.the.act.was.in.all.ways.unamerican..The.Su preme.Court.finally.agreed,.and.in.1974,.Section.I I.of.the.act.was.struck.down..This.in.effect.opene d.the.market.to.competition.for.all..Today,.Penis. 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Patents ?

[AftanGustur]

And just how is this patent-circus supposed to be good for the economy ?

Re:Patents ?

[Rogerborg]

• And just how is this patent-circus supposed to be good for the economy ?

There are more lawyers in the USA than there are gas pumps. There are more law students in college than are currently in practice. Half of both Congress and the Senate are members of the American Bar Association, as were the previous President and her husband. The winner of the most recent Presidential election studied at Vanderbilt Law School, and the people who gave the Presidency to the other guy were all law graduates.

Won't someone please think of the lawyers!

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Re:Gee, this is cute.

[Rogerborg]

• competition is pretty much grounds for a lawsuit these days

Breathing is pretty much grounds for a lawsuit these days.

Our entire retail and service sector economy is based on giving half of our money to lawyers, and letting them decide where to spend it.

I'm not exaggerating for effect. More lawyers than gas pumps, more law students than practicing lawyers, 50% of Congress and Senate are members of the American Bar Association, as was President Clinton and her husband, as were the people who chose Bush as President over the other candidate, what's-his-name, the one who'd been to law school.

Is it any wonder that we're so screwed? Separation of powers my huge hairy ass. The USPTO is just one of the more visible aspects of having Government that is By the Lawyers, Of the Lawyers and For the Lawyers.