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Caligari · 05-18-2010, 04:47 PM

From Xbiz
"Four of the largest distributors of adult content are receiving court summons this week relative to a patent infringement case over video-indexing processes that use thumbnail images during DVD navigation."
http://www.xbiz.com/news/120758

Gonna be the summer o' 'suits i do believe.

~Ray · 05-18-2010, 04:49 PM

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baddog · 05-18-2010, 04:49 PM

Not sure I completely understand the technology they are using that drew the wrath. Do you?

Caligari · 05-18-2010, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by baddog

Not sure I completely understand the technology they are using that drew the wrath. Do you?

Oh yes I understand the math perfectly, here goes-

company x has hit the skids so they decide to sue company y (all companies) for z, being the figure.

And so x-y= another lame law suit.

TheDoc · 05-18-2010, 05:00 PM

That's one hell of a broad patent, clearly made for DVD/Tapes/TV and now being abused on the Internet.

They could easily beat this... the video technology the Industry uses today does not use 'pictures' to break up the display of the clip. They uses video rolls/screenshots which play a mini segment of the video and it's one thing, not each unique parts. As well, hardware does not generate ours, software does.

That's just looking over quickly...

baddog · 05-18-2010, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Caligari

Oh yes I understand the math perfectly, here goes-

company x has hit the skids so they decide to sue company y (all companies) for z, being the figure.

And so x-y= another lame law suit.

So, the answer would be, "no."

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Originally Posted by TheDoc

That's one hell of a broad patent, clearly made for DVD/Tapes/TV and now being abused on the Internet.

They could easily beat this... the video technology the Industry uses today does not use 'pictures' to break up the display of the clip. They uses video rolls/screenshots which play a mini segment of the video and it's one thing, not each unique parts. As well, hardware does not generate ours, software does.

That's just looking over quickly...

If that is it, I would think that use of a tape vs a file would be enough to beat it. But I am no patent lawyer. Would have to see if the patent covered file usage.

LickMyBalls · 05-18-2010, 05:08 PM

Every fucking porn site on the internet does this, as well as every site that shows a video. Are they suing the whole internet as well?

TheDoc · 05-18-2010, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by baddog

If that is it, I would think that use of a tape vs a file would be enough to beat it. But I am no patent lawyer. Would have to see if the patent covered file usage.

True true... it's such a sticky area of law.

Added note: I think it says any medium it's stored on.

TrainWreckContent · 05-18-2010, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by LickMyBalls

Every fucking porn site on the internet does this, as well as every site that shows a video. Are they suing the whole internet as well?

if by some chance they were to win a suit again those companies dont think they would go after the rest of the people on the internet...but i dont see them winning

Caligari · 05-18-2010, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by baddog

So, the answer would be, "no."

Actually that would be what we call a "Joke" which is what the lawsuit is. Lighten up, have a brew, relax.

baddog · 05-18-2010, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by riggo

..but i dont see them winning

Why not?

baddog · 05-18-2010, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Caligari

Actually that would be what we call a "Joke" which is what the lawsuit is. Lighten up, have a brew, relax.

Why is the suit a joke?

Caligari · 05-18-2010, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by baddog

Why is the suit a joke?

Inmotion is basing this lawsuit on technology that is not apples and apples, they are applying an old patent to new technology, which gets so general that they have no chance of nailing it in a court of law.

LoveSandra · 05-18-2010, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by LickMyBalls

Every fucking porn site on the internet does this, as well as every site that shows a video. Are they suing the whole internet as well?

ProG · 05-18-2010, 06:48 PM

heh

NinjaSteve · 05-18-2010, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by LickMyBalls

Every fucking porn site on the internet does this, as well as every site that shows a video. Are they suing the whole internet as well?

Yes. The internet will soon be unplugged.

spazlabz · 05-18-2010, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by ProG

heh

do you still have yours? if so that is awesome, I tossed mine the day I got them

ShellyCrash · 05-18-2010, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by ProG

heh

My first thought reading this over as well.

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