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SeaChange doesn’t plan to appeal a ruling that upheld a lower cou...

SeaChange doesn’t plan to appeal a ruling that upheld a lower court decision it violated a patent owned by C- Cor’s nCube, a VoD gear maker. A damages award to C-Cor was upheld Mon. by U.S. Appeals Court, D.C.…

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(CD Jan 10 p7). “I believe this effectively finalizes the lawsuit,” said a SeaChange spokesman, when asked about plans to appeal. SeaChange, estimating damages at $7.8 million, said in a statement that no software shipped since a May 2002 decision infringes on the patent. C-Cor was skeptical. “We have not seen any work around from SeaChange” of the patent, said a spokeswoman. “We believe a work-around would be difficult to accomplish.”