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Netflix sues Blockbuster for patent infringement

Netflix sues Blockbuster for patent infringement

Molly Wood Former Executive Editor
Molly Wood was an executive editor at CNET, author of the Molly Rants blog, and host of the tech show, Always On. When she's not enraging fanboys of all stripes, she can be found offering tech opinions on CBS and elsewhere, and offering opinions on everything else to anyone who will listen.
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Wow, it's not often that the technology company sues the established brick-and-mortar guys. But in this case, , suing for patent infringement over Blockbuster's online rental services. And what does Netflix want? Nothing less than the shutdown of Blockbuster's service--oh, and damages, of course. Presumably this lawsuit means that more than four or five people have actually started using the Blockbuster service.