14.01.2011 12:35 Uhr, Quelle: MacNN

Rovi sues Amazon and IMDb for allegedly copying TV guides

Rovi Corp. is suing Amazon and its subsidiary IMDb. Rovi, formally known as Macrovision, acquired Gemstar-TV guide in 2008 and in doing so picked up a number of patents pertaining to delivering TV Guides online. Roviís suit, filed in Delaware, claims that IMDbís TV guides infringe five of its patents. Rovi already licenses its TV Guides to several major media stakeholders including Apple, Cisco, Comcast, DirecTV, Microsoft, Samsung, Sony, Time Warner, Verizon and Yahoo.

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