Netflix, the mail order movie-rental service, has sued Blockbuster Inc. for patent infringement, according to wire service reports.
Netflix Inc. alleged that Blockbuster’s Web site Blockbuster.com illegally copied Netflix’s method of allowing customers to order videos over the Internet.
The Los Gatos, CA company asked a federal judge in San Francisco to shut down the 20-month-old Blockbuster.com. It also seeks unspecified damages.
Among the Netflix practices that Blockbuster allegedly copied: no late fees on movie rentals, allowing customers to get a new digital videodisc (DVD) as soon as they return one, and the online dynamic queue
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