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Sunday, April 15, 2007

A 55-inch TV is a big screen, according to copyright law (Title 17 of the United States Code). The law also says that an establishment cannot broadcast copyrighted audio through more than four speakers in any room, and six in the entire establishment. View this story

Thursday, March 29, 2007

Judge ruled that the manufacturer did not breach a contract with the DVD CCA, the group that licenses DVD encryption/decryption technology. So Kaleidescape can continue making its 5- and 6-figure movie servers, but the case has little or no implication for DVD ripping in general. The copyright issues that could have emerged in the non-jury trial, in fact did not. View this story

Sunday, March 04, 2007

Lutron is suing Leviton for infringing on patents that have to do with wall-box dimmer controls, RF transceivers in a junction box, and lighting control with two-way status/feedback. If Lutron prevails, what does that mean for Z-Wave, Zigbee, Insteon and companies who use those RF technologies? View this story

Saturday, March 03, 2007

Fair Use Act of 2007 proposes some exemptions to DMCA, but not the one we want. Consumers can share content over a home network, but still cannot rip a DVD to a hard drive. View this story

Thursday, February 15, 2007

Senators Evan Bayh (D-Ind.) and George Voinovich (R-Ohio) have introduced “The Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act” in the U.S. Senate, which is trying to put some teeth into the U.S. intellectual property rights. View this story

Wednesday, December 13, 2006

Four LCD manufacturers are currently being investigated for potential “anticompetitive behavior” – a.k.a. price fixing—by U.S., Japanese and European Union officials. View this story

Friday, November 10, 2006

Kelo v. City of New London, which allows private developers to use eminent domain to acquire property for “public use,” has arrived at the doorstop of the custom installation industry, threatening Port Chester, N.Y.-based USA Central Station. View this story

Tuesday, October 10, 2006

A Dallas dealer is suing the retailer for $126M for ‘false representation,’ annexing clients and falling short on promises. View this story

Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Klipsch is taking legal action against three Web sites it says have illegally used its trademarks and copyrighted materials. View this story

Monday, September 04, 2006

The state of California, which is home to more than 36 million people, has long been a leader in energy conservation. View this story

Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Dallas-based Powell Protection Systems is suing Best Buy for $126 million, alleging the retailer lured Powell into a relationship through false promises of new builder business. View this story

Saturday, January 01, 2005

It is arguably the most exciting new category in all of consumer electronics. In recent months, however, it is also the most argued about. The legal action being taken by the DVD Copy Control Association against video server manufacturer Kaleidescape raises many questions about the product category. Among those questions: Is its future in jeopardy? View this story