Is it a CA issue?
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@32vd Probably pre-trial activity. The trial can't be too far away...unless they settle
What happened in court last week?
https://apps.cacd.uscourts.gov/JpsApi/file/d5249687-e0a4-4a29-d0a7-08dead154132
So whats the latest on this court case, very little updates in the media???
DirecTV filed a counter claim but that was dismissed last week.
At the same time DirecTV's attempt to have the case originally brought against them but Synamedia dismissed were denied.
Judge Wu has taken over the case and the next step is pre-trial conferences and the case moves towards trial.
@xmtd+1t1fMLAD I doubt something like that is in place, but it makes no sense to use if it is.
Better to put yourself in the strongest position possible by not stopping use of the IP past July 31. This both increases the damage caused to Synamedia and doesn't cause any damage/disruption to DirecTV.
If Synamedia prevail in court it would have a claim for damages for the "illegal" use of the IP, and an upper hand in contract negotiations with DirecTV for future use of the IP.
If DirecTV prevail, Synamedia aren't exposed to a damages claim for disrupting DirecTV.
I suspect everything will be settled out of court. DirecTV will pay more than they want in the short term and move away medium to long term. Synamedia will get some revenue and be even more acutely aware of the finite lifespan of said revenue.
@xbhn+1t1fMLAD The real question is how weak DirecTV's position is practically speaking.
Does Synamedia have a ki-l switch or a timebomb in the code which needs resetting, or can DirecTV just carry on as normal beyond the deadline as long as nothing in the system breaks?
@wjwn+1t1fMLAD You missed off "The parties are DIRECTED to appear on August 30, 2024 at 1:30 PM.".
With NO injunction/restraining order AND the initial hearing scheduled for AFTER the expiry of the DirecTV contract with Synamedia, the DirecTV position looks weak.
Will they be forced into doing a deal before July 31 when their contract with Synamedia expires?
Will they double down at the risk of substantial damages should the judge eventually rule against them?
Mon 07/15 12:07 PM
Order DENYING Plaintiff's ex parte application for a temporary restraining order.
The Court DENIES DIRECTVs request for a TRO. The Court further ORDERS the parties to show cause why this case should not be consolidated for all purposes into one action with Synamedia America LLC v. DIRECTV LLC, No. CV 24-04967
https://www.rethinkresearch.info/articles/directv-counters-synamedia-in-bitter-ca-battle-free-to-read/
Directv LLC v. Synamedia Americas LLC
COMPLAINT = https://www.hostize.com/r/BxGjdTrWfh/x
An interesting read. Two sides to every story!
Docket 2:24-cv-05644 for the counter complaint.
Emergency EX PARTE APPLICATION for Temporary Restraining Order as to Synamedia's failure to perform Transition duties under Security Services Agreement filed by plaintiff Directv LLC.
catastrophic commercial & analysis failure from the man who said “ in the future there won’t be multimillion dollar deals - there will be 100 K dollar deals but there will be thousands of them “ . BT team not been performing as well as advertised in gloating quarterly company meetings . all stems back to the de-investment & trash talking legacy business that is core of company revenue and pays everyone salary that started when this man arrived.
No bonus again this FY then!
DirecTV Trying to 'Misappropriate' Pay TV Technology from Licensor, Alleges Complaint
14 Jun 2024 by Rebecca Day
DirecTV is attempting to “misappropriate” the security system supporting its pay-TV services, alleged system developer Synamedia Wednesday in a trade secrets suit (docket 2:24-cv-04967) in U.S. District Court for Central California.
It was DirecTV’s second attempt to misappropriate intellectual property developed by Synamedia and its predecessor, NDS, following a dispute in the early 2000s involving DirectTV “misappropriating NDS’s intellectual property” as it sought to build its own conditional access (CA) system, alleged the complaint. Following that dispute, DirecTV agreed in 2004 that NDS would be its exclusive supplier for CA services for six years under a security services agreement (SSA) and statement of work (SOW), it said. The agreement has been extended several times, it said.
The licensing agreement is due to expire July 31. Until recently, the companies had been engaged in negotiations for another extension, as it's “undisputed” that DirecTV wants to continue to use Synamedia’s CA system for a period that was redacted in the complaint. DirecTV was negotiating for the right to extend the agreement until about six weeks ago “when it took matters in a surprising direction,” the complaint said.
After being “apparently displeased” with Synamedia’s renewal proposal, DirecTV “withdrew its last offer and declared that it does not need the license it was negotiating for,” alleged the complaint. The satellite and streaming TV provider began asserting, “on the eve of the expiration of the Agreement,” that it “is entitled to use Synamedia’s conditional access system in 'perpetuity’” without paying the type of license and service fees it has been paying Synamedia over the past 20 years, the complaint said.
DirecTV is also demanding access to and use of Synamedia’s intellectual property, “including trade secrets, many of which have never before been provided” to the licensee, the complaint said. DirecTV’s “proclamation” for a perpetual license and demands for Synamedia’s IP rest on an April 30 “so-called Declaration of Transition,” under which DirecTV would be allowed to take steps during the term of the agreement “to build a conditional access system” to Synamedia’s system “to migrate to this new conditional access system at the Agreement’s expiry,” it said.
Those conditions “are not met here,” said the complaint, since DirecTV has “effectively waved any Transition right” because it can’t develop a compatible CA system in the weeks remaining before the agreement’s expiration, the complaint said. It would “take years" to develop such a system due to provisions in the agreement along with “the realities of the complex technology at issue,” it said.
DirecTV also “made clear it has no intention of transitioning to a new conditional access technology,” either its own or a third party’s, the complaint said. Instead, it “simply intends to continue exploiting Synamedia’s CA technology long after the expiration” of the agreement, which isn't allowed under the agreement, the complaint said. DirecTV has “refused to withdraw” its declaration of transition despite Synamedia’s request that it do so, it said. If DirecTV isn't enjoined, it will continue to use Synamedia’s trade secrets “to implement its scheme” to continue using Synamedia’s CA system and “exploit” its trade secrets after the agreement expires, alleged the complaint.
Synamedia requests that the court hold DirecTV liable for trade secret misappropriation and permanently enjoin the company from using or disclosing its trade secrets. The plaintiff also demands that the court issue a judgment declaring that DirecTV has not validly declared a transition as contemplated by the parties’ agreement; that DirecTV has waived any right to declare a transition because it “waited too late to do so”; and that DirecTV “does not possess a ‘perpetual license’" to Synamedia’s IP rights following expiration of the parties’ agreement. It also seeks compensatory and punitive damages, fees and costs, and pre- and post-judgment interest. DirecTV didn't comment Thursday.
'Surprising Direction'
DirecTV Trying to 'Misappropriate' Pay TV Technology from Licensor, Alleges Complaint
14 Jun 2024 by Rebecca Day
DirecTV is attempting to “misappropriate” the security system supporting its pay-TV services, alleged system developer Synamedia Wednesday in a trade secrets suit (docket 2:24-cv-04967) in U.S. District Court for Central California.
Synamedia Americas LLC v. DIRECTV, LLC et al
https://www.hostize.com/r/9msaJlzo9n/x
Is this finally it? Is this the beginning of the long drawn out end?
Is the contract lost then?
That'll have some impact!
private iniquity innit
PS "While this situation is disappointing, I want to assure you that we have carefully considered all aspects of this decision... I want to express my deep appreciation for your hard work and dedication – especially that of the Synamedia DIRECTV team."
Translation - Anyone working on DIRECTV project, start updating your Linkedin and resume. Good luck.