Dish Network Asks Court to Approve New DVR By Phillip Swann TVPredictions.com
http://www.tvpredictions.com/dishtivo031210.htm Washington, D.C. (March 12, 2010) -- Dish Network is asking a federal court to approve its new DVR software design in the TiVo patent case, Business Week reports. An appeals court last week upheld a lower court's decision that Dish had violated TiVo's DVR patent. The ruling could force Dish to pay TiVo $300 million in damages. Additionally, Dish could be forced to disable the company's eight million DVRs. However, Dish is hoping that the court will find that its new DVR software design no longer violates the patent. Business Week reports that the new design was filed under seal in federal court in Marshall, Texas, where TiVo first won a jury verdict against Dish more than three years ago. If the court approved Dish's new design, it would apparently allow the satcaster to operate its DVRs without change. However, TiVo would likely appeal the ruling -- and Dish would probably still be liable for past damages. Business Week reports that TiVo has filed a request with the U.S. Court of Appeals, asking that Dish's DVR service be stopped immediately. -- ================================ George Antunes, Political Science Dept University of Houston; Houston, TX 77204 Voice: 713-743-3923 Fax: 713-743-3927 Mail: antunes at uh dot edu _______________________________________________ Medianews mailing list [email protected] http://lists.etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews
