I have a couple of questions for all of you that are whining about Tivo actually having the gall to enforce their legal rights. Do you have any property rights of your own? Ever had a patent? No? Then you probably don't know what it's like to have your hard work ripped off. Tivo invested heavily in developing and patenting the DVR. They did everything according to the rules. Dish, on the other hand, ripped off their invention and refused to license. If you read the case, you'll see that Dish did all sorts of other nasty things to prevent justice from being carried out, like misleading the judges and ignoring the injunction. But if you'd prefer to remain ignorant, carry on.
As to the argument of 'why don't they just compete instead of suing'? When someone can simply copy your product, and therefore freeload on all the money you spent to develop it, then they have an ADVANTAGE. When they also control customers, and can bundle the stolen technology with their current stuff, you CAN'T compete. You're locked out. If any of you actually go to the trouble of inventing something, patenting it, and then seeing it ripped off by a company like Dish, then you deserve to be heard. Until then, you probaby want to stay quiet on any 'Tivo is a troll' talk, for fear of embarrassing yourself further. Just a thought.
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As to the argument of 'why don't they just compete instead of suing'? When someone can simply copy your product, and therefore freeload on all the money you spent to develop it, then they have an ADVANTAGE. When they also control customers, and can bundle the stolen technology with their current stuff, you CAN'T compete. You're locked out. If any of you actually go to the trouble of inventing something, patenting it, and then seeing it ripped off by a company like Dish, then you deserve to be heard. Until then, you probaby want to stay quiet on any 'Tivo is a troll' talk, for fear of embarrassing yourself further. Just a thought.
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