Comments on: Court Rules Ivi.tv Not a Cable System, Issues Injunction

By: Call The Lawyers: Bamboom Wants to Be Netflix for Broadcasters: Online Video News «

Thu, 14 Apr 2011 21:07:16 +0000

[...] Bamboom CEO Chaitanya KanojiaCord cutters or those who want to watch American Idol or local sports teams in real-time on their connected devices will soon have a new option thanks to Bamboom, a startup that said it raised $4.5 million today in seed capital. The company wants to become a Netflix equivalent for the broadcast world — but the broadcast world may not enjoy having the company infringe on its turf. Similar companies, such as Ivi.tv, have tried this and failed. [...]

By: Ivi TV Deemed Illegal As Judge In Lawsuit States Online Video Service Not Cable System

Sun, 27 Feb 2011 08:09:09 +0000

[...] week saw Judge Naomi Buchwald of the Southern District of New York rule in favor of the broadcasters. She stated that ivi TV was not protected by the 1970s law, mainly because the service cannot be [...]

By: Jose Alvear

Jose Alvear — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 03:04:20 +0000

I’m not sure why anyone is following this story. Companies have been trying to get away with doing this exact same thing for over 10 years. They all have different excuses that lets them do this, of course.

Calling yourself a “cable” system is pretty disingenuous since they don’t fit any conceivable definition of a cable provider. Or an IPTV provider.

Sounds like ivi is run by lawyers, rather than engineers.

By: rurikbradbury

rurikbradbury — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 21:15:58 +0000

Thanks goodness that Big TV is protecting us from dangerous companies like ivi, with their so-called ‘convenience’ and ‘good user experience’.

Those Big TV execs sure have our backs!