 GooberPremium
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Naperville, IL
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Re: How can you patent something you did not invent??? said by KrK:said by curtis33:TiVo's patent has been reexamined by the USPTO upon the request of Echostar and subsequently validated without a single word being changed. If their high priced lawyers couldn't uncover prior art I'm guessing the readers of this board haven't either. If ReplayTV had not been destroyed by the Hollywood copyright Facists then Tivo would never be in the position they are in now. Yeah, I miss ReplayTV. I still have a couple of their units with lifetime. I don't use them because they aren't HD. But, they had features that Tivo is only now starting to implement--years later. |
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 KrKHeavy Artillery For The Little GuyPremium
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Tulsa, OK
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| They are/were sweet units. They pushed the parameters out on what was available for users--- Imagine if all this time they'd been continuing to build new units and improve.
ReplayTV and Tivo were developed side by side at the same time yet completely separate efforts. I personally feel that some of the patents Tivo now enjoys exclusive control of would have worked out differently if ReplayTV was around. For example if Tivo sued ReplayTV in much the same manner they did Dish they'd not have won IMHO.
Ah well, it's water under the bridge at this point. I just wish consumers had more choices for DVR's that DON'T require monthly fees. Other then a build-your-own, I don't think that's available atm.
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"Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the merger of state and corporate power." -- Benito Mussolini
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For example I can't patent tadalafil because it is not my idea, so why other people stole ideas???
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