The USPTO furthers its jackassery
- Cory Doctorow
- Uncategorized
- Dec 04, 2001
The USPTO furthers its jackassery by granting a patent to SonicBlue (makers of ReplayTV) that covers virtually every aspect of set-top digital video-recorders (i.e., TiVo), including “filing recorded programming into channels, providing previews, storing recordings on a random-access system, and making selections according to programme type and information culled from viewing habits.” Way to further innovation, guys.LinkDiscuss