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Originally posted by MaskedMan
Doesn't have to be to a page that has a stream. Just to a website that has video/audio on it somewhere. Basically, if you link to a company/program/website that practices the transmission of video or audio over the internet, they see it as a violation of their patent.
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Ofcourse chances of that holding up in court are pretty much non-existent, if you have a half-decent lawyer. What they are trying to do is much like suing the yellow pages because they list companies that sell pay per view.
Although it has no chance of holding up in court, and they know it themselves, it serves two purposes: 1) people who get sued will be tempted to settle and 2) people who haven't been sued yet will be scared into signing.
Even if their patent would hold up in court (unlikely), this "infringement by association" will not.