Microsoft may face trial over 'autoplay' feature
InfoWorld | at | by Mike
This is ridiculous!
Microsoft faces a trial in a patent infringement suit over the "autoplay" feature in Windows that automatically starts an application after storage media is loaded into a PC.
Little-known TV Interactive Data Corp. (TVI) of Los Gatos, California, sued Microsoft in May 2002, seeking damages and an injunction barring Microsoft from further infringement. Microsoft flagged the case in its quarterly regulatory filing with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) on Friday.
Microsoft denies infringement and claims TVI's patents are invalid, according to court records. This is a common response in patent infringement cases.