TiVo and EchoStar (DISH) have been involved in a long and convoluted patent battle over basic DVR functionality.
TiVo's certainly been winning. Personally, the whole thing is pretty ridiculous to me. The market is better served by competition, and having multiple players focusing on providing better DVR functionality (and, trust me, having used both their DVRs, they could both stand for some significant improvements) rather than spending money on lawyers.
Either way, TiVo seems to be shooting for the moon...
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