Microsoft Sues TiVo To Help AT&T

Julie188 writes "Microsoft is suing TiVo, claiming patent infringement. Microsoft is doing this because TiVo has sued AT&T — and AT&T happens to be Microsoft's largest customer of Microsoft's Mediaroom IPTV technology. Microsoft says that TiVo has copied Microsoft's Mediaroom IPTV technology in its DVRs. If Microsoft wins, it would effectively block TiVo from selling DVRs without a licensing deal with Microsoft."

Sure have been a lot of patent suits lately

[Senes]

You launch yours, I'll launch mine, and the usual trolls will launch their own just because they can. With any luck, they'll cause enough chaos to bring the issue to light and bring us closer to IP reform.

Suing TiVo for delivering content ?

[BlueTrin]

Suing TiVo for delivering content ?

Next is Neanderthal suing them for using fire or a wheel ?

Circular reasoning

[careysb]

So, what happens if there is a set of law suits with a circular dependency and ALL plaintiffs win? Does that mean we lose?

Yeah, I've noticed

[DinDaddy]

My U-verse DVR is so much more usable than a Tivo because of all it's stupendous theft-worthy features.