You mis-read the article, Tom. Vizio is suing Funai to stop them from importing TVs. You'll be able to buy a Vizio next year.
The 24 and change to 40 USD per set is the annoying bit, but royalties are a fact of life. But, when they are part of a mandated standard they should be regulated. And, ALL licensors should be open. If they don't want their relationship open to the public, then they shouldn't get paid for a public standard.
Tom Barry wrote:
Found on SlashDot, but at <http://www.robglidden.com/2009/06/us-dtv-royalties-24-to-40-dollars/> ----------- Filings last week in the CUT FATT proceeding at the US FCC on patent overcharging in the US digital TV transition claim that royalty demands for US ATSC-standard television receivers range from $24.10 to $40.10, depending on the size of the TV receiver. ... ----------- Have to go to the link for the scary chart. - Tom PS - I have satisfactorily purchased and enjoyed 2 Vizio HDTV's now, great bang for the buck. It will be interesting and maybe sad to see ifthey will soon be kept out of this country because of patent lawsuits. <http://news.digitaltrends.com/news-article/20001/stop-the-funai-business-vizio-sues-over-patent-infringement>I wonder if that will also happen with Tivo clones.----------------------------------------------------------------------You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways:- Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org- By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.
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