http://www.cepro.com/topic/C314 Legal Stories from CE Pro, The Leading Information Source for the Custom Electronics Installer en jknott@ehpub.com Copyright 2009 2009-07-14T18:58:00-06:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/vizio_wins_patent_infringement_case_against_funai/K314 http://www.cepro.com/article/vizio_wins_patent_infringement_case_against_funai/#When:15:19:00Z Ruling enables Vizio to import TVs to United States without delay. Press Releases, Display Devices, Legal 2009-07-10T15:19:00-06:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/should_you_charge_clients_late_fees_and_interest/K314 http://www.cepro.com/article/should_you_charge_clients_late_fees_and_interest/#When:17:11:00Z When residential customers default on a contract, you have the legal right to charge up to a 5% late fee and 1.5% interest per month. News, Business Resources, Legal 2009-07-07T17:11:00-06:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/leisuretech_armour_reach_settlement_after_abus_dispute/K314 http://www.cepro.com/article/leisuretech_armour_reach_settlement_after_abus_dispute/#When:18:51:00Z Creditors accept LTE settlement following A-BUS dispute and asset sale. Armour also challenging LTE's European patent. News, Distributed Audio, Legal 2009-07-01T18:51:00-06:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/cablevision_remote_dvr_stays_legal_court_refuses_appeal/K314 http://www.cepro.com/article/cablevision_remote_dvr_stays_legal_court_refuses_appeal/#When:01:34:00Z Cablevision says decision could lead to lower-cost DVR service beginning later in 2009. News, Product News, Video Sources, Legal 2009-06-30T01:34:00-06:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/former_amx_vp_who_spied_on_crestron_gets_3_years_probation/K314 http://www.cepro.com/article/former_amx_vp_who_spied_on_crestron_gets_3_years_probation/#When:17:31:00Z David Goldenberg hacked into emails of four employees at a Crestron rep firm, causing 'immeasurable' losses; will a civil suit ensue? News, Legal 2009-06-26T17:31:00-06:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/should_you_polygraph_your_employees/K314 http://www.cepro.com/article/should_you_polygraph_your_employees/#When:12:35:00Z Little-known exemption to federal law allows integrators that install security systems to require employees or potential hires to take lie-detector tests. News, Business Resources, Legal 2009-06-25T12:35:00-06:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/minnesota_mom_ordered_to_pay_192_million_for_illegal_downloads/K314 http://www.cepro.com/article/minnesota_mom_ordered_to_pay_192_million_for_illegal_downloads/#When:14:00:00Z EFF claims the anti-piracy case, one of the last vestiges of RIAA's lawsuit frenzy, may be unconstitutional because. News, Digital Media, Digital Rights, Legal 2009-06-19T14:00:00-06:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/cinema_design_group_debunks_bankruptcy_rumors/K314 http://www.cepro.com/article/cinema_design_group_debunks_bankruptcy_rumors/#When:12:13:00Z Jeffrey Galea, CEO of Cinema Desgin Group International (CDGI), explains that the company's Chapter 727 ABC status is not bankruptcy. CDGI remains profitable, and the "reorganization" will all be over in a month. News, Furniture, Legal 2009-06-15T12:13:00-06:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/blu_ray_managed_copy_coming_in_2010/K314 http://www.cepro.com/article/blu_ray_managed_copy_coming_in_2010/#When:20:09:00Z New DRM specs will legally allow consumers to make one copy of each Blu-ray disc they own. Supporting Blu-ray players won't hit market until first or second quarter of 2010. News, Product News, Blu-ray/HD DVD, Digital Rights, Legal 2009-06-12T20:09:00-06:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/court_grants_vizios_motion_to_stay_the_itc_exclusion_order/K314 http://www.cepro.com/article/court_grants_vizios_motion_to_stay_the_itc_exclusion_order/#When:15:13:00Z Vizio remains confident that the Federal Circuit will reverse ITC determination. Press Releases, Display Devices, Legal 2009-06-11T15:13:00-06:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/vizio_fires_back_at_lg_filing_patent_infringement_lawsuit/K314 http://www.cepro.com/article/vizio_fires_back_at_lg_filing_patent_infringement_lawsuit/#When:14:28:00Z Lawsuit comes nine months after LG filed patent infringement case against Vizio News, Display Devices, Legal 2009-06-07T14:28:00-06:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/us_district_court_rejects_funai_request_to_delay_antitrust_lawsuit/K314 http://www.cepro.com/article/us_district_court_rejects_funai_request_to_delay_antitrust_lawsuit/#When:13:31:00Z 'We cannot allow a foreign competitor to misuse its patent and monopolize the marketplace' Press Releases, Display Devices, Legal 2009-06-07T13:31:00-06:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/dish_network_ordered_to_pay_tivo_additional_103m/K314 http://www.cepro.com/article/dish_network_ordered_to_pay_tivo_additional_103m/#When:02:52:00Z Court also finds Dish Network violated a permanent injunction by reprogramming millions of DVRs with a new "workaround." News, Video Sources, Legal 2009-06-03T02:52:00-06:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/hdgiants_files_chapter_11/K314 http://www.cepro.com/article/hdgiants_files_chapter_11/#When:14:41:00Z A pioneer of "HD audio" downloads, company was the only content provider catering to the CE Pro channel News, Digital Media, Legal 2009-06-01T14:41:00-06:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/vizio_sues_funai_for_alleged_tv_patent_infringement/K314 http://www.cepro.com/article/vizio_sues_funai_for_alleged_tv_patent_infringement/#When:15:10:00Z Lawsuit seeks injunction to prohibit Funai from importing and selling HDTVs and monetary damages. News, Display Devices, Legal 2009-05-21T15:10:00-06:00