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[They use intellectual monopolies now...]
TiVo Shows Another Profit, but Outlook Weak
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| Shares in TiVo dropped 23 cents, or 2.9 percent, to $7.73 in extended
| trading. Before the earnings report the stock had risen 5.7 percent to close
| at $7.96.
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| During a conference call, interim Chief Financial Officer Cal Hoagland said
| TiVo will face increased expenses in the current quarter, including
| holiday-related marketing and costs related to an ongoing patent battle with
| Dish Network Corp. A Sept. 4 court date has been set as TiVo seeks to collect
| on the $94 million it has been awarded in damages.
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http://www.cio-today.com/story.xhtml?story_id=13100C3LLMYK&page=2
If GPLv3 is spread, which it will, then they'll have to become copyright
infingers (a crime) or comply, which is the better and more likely option.
Brampton Factor: Open source stands up for its rights
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| Fortunately, Jacobsen had the support of the Creative Commons, a non-profit
| organisation dedicated to exploring new ways of handling intellectual
| property, and was able to launch a successful appeal. The crux of Jacobsen's
| appeal relied on the fact that most developers have some kind of economic
| interest in their work, even though no charge is made for it.
|
| Indeed I know many talented people who put a great deal of work into open
| source projects while also looking for a way to obtain financial benefit
| without undermining the open source model. Most often, the economic model
| open source developers choose is to charge for services, while giving away
| the software for free. These services may include the development of bespoke
| software, assistance with implementation or provision of the software as a
| service.
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http://software.silicon.com/applications/0,39024653,39282256,00.htm
Recent:
Dish plans to sustain legal fight with TiVo
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| "You know, I know this case inside and out," Ergen said in a conference call
| with analysts Monday. "We have changed that intellectual property in a way we
| don't violate (TiVo's patent) anymore. I'm just stubborn enough to say, 'Why
| am I going to pay for something that we don't violate?' "
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http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/aug/05/dish-plans-to-sustain-legal-fight-with-tivo/
How TiVo won
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| And now, at last, there seems to be a path to profitability. A successful
| courtroom defense of its software patents laid the groundwork for what many
| analysts believe to be a coming period of exponential growth. In January, a
| federal appeals court upheld that digital recorders distributed by The Dish
| Network (owned by EchoStar (SATS)) infringed on several Tivo patents,
| including one that allows viewers to simultaneously view one show while
| watching another.
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http://money.cnn.com/2008/03/03/technology/simons_tivowalkup.fortune/?postversion=2008030505
TiVo and YouTube to Deliver Web Video to TV
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| Pick up the remote, turn on the television — and watch YouTube.
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| The user experience envisioned by technology enthusiasts came a step closer
| to reality on Wednesday when TiVo, the maker of popular digital video
| recorders, announced a partnership with YouTube that will deliver Web video
| directly to users’ televisions.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/12/technology/12cnd-tivo.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
Related:
Linux hacker bounty aims TiVo at mobile gadgets
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| A TiVo upgrade/repair specialist and a vendor of tiny Linux-based DVRs
| (digital video recorders) have partnered on a coding contest. DRVupgrade and
| Neuros will pay $3,500 for hacks enabling Neuros's gadget DVR to track TiVo
| selections, recording the same content for playback on mobile devices.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS8485261245.html
TiVo “Hooks Up” With PayPerPost
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| Pay Per Post has been a very controversial company from the start. Because
| they pay individuals to make fake user generated content, that are really
| covert advertisements for sponsors, the FTC has even expressed some concerns
| over the truth in advertising issues related to their service.
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http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2007-10/tivo-hooks-up-with-pay-per-post/
TiVoToGo DRM cracked
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| Megazone over at TiVo Lovers is reporting that someone's cracTiVoked
| the DRM on TiVoToGo, letting you export recorded programs from a TiVo
| for viewing on any device.
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http://www.pvrwire.com/2006/12/03/tivotogo-drm-cracked/
Gunning for Tivo in the GPL debate
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| In the ongoing battle between Linux kernel developers and the Free
| Software Foundation (FSF) over the future of the GNU Public License
| (GPL), somehow DVR-maker Tivo has become either the whipping boy or
| the poster child, depending on whose side you are on. FSF founder
| Richard Stallman even coined a term for what he sees as misuse of the
| GPL: "tivoization".
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http://uk.builder.com/0,39026540,39338597,00.htm
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