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SonicBlue Goes Belly-Up
Posted by James Grimmelmann on Monday, March 24 @ 09:36:10 EST Consumers
SonicBlue, the maker of ReplayTV and Rio MP3 players, and announced last Friday that it will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company promises that ReplayTV service will continue: negotiations are underway to sell off that division to Japanese audio manufacturer D & M.

No definite word yet on how this filing will affect ongoing litigation; ReplayTV has been spending upwards of $1 million a month in legal fees defending itself against copyright infringement cases brought by dozens of entertainment companies.

 
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