Chris Gohlke
08-17-2005, 07:00 AM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.betanews.com/article/InterVideo_Sues_Dell_Over_DVD_Autoplay/1124206603' target='_blank'>http://www.betanews.com/article/InterVideo_Sues_Dell_Over_DVD_Autoplay/1124206603</a><br /><br /></div><i>"Dell was slapped with a lawsuit on Monday from software maker InterVideo over patent infringment regarding DVD technology that allows a DVD to play immediately after inserting it into a drive. InterVideo makes DVD copying and playback software, including the popular WinDVD suite."</i><br /><br />Ummm, doesn't Windows have this functionality built in anyway? Who gave them this patent? Prior art? How about every stand-alone DVD player. :? Well I am off to finish my patent application for automatically stopping a DVD when it is finished playing. :twisted: