Court orders EchoStar to halt DVR sales
TiVo Inc. Friday said a federal court in Texas has ordered EchoStar Communications Corp. to halt the use and sale of several of its digital video recorders (DVRs) after a jury ruled in April that EchoStar had infringed on a TiVo patent. This is not good news for the millions that might have issues come 30 days when customers need to be shut down.
EchoStar, owner of the No. 2 U.S. satellite television broadcaster Dish Network, said it planned to ask a federal appeals court to block the permanent injunction while it launched an appeal. The injunction, issued Thursday, would require many DVRs used by Dish Network customers to be shut off within 30 days, EchoStar said in a statement. DVRs allow viewers to record dozens of hours of programming, while they watch or pause live TV.
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