Elon Musk's X Is Ordered to Pay $105M to VidStream for Patent Infringement
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Interestingly, the patented technology allows user-generated videos to be quickly converted into the right formats for different platforms. VidStream said that Twitter used this system without a license, even though the companies once discussed working together. Those talks fell through, and VidStream argued that Twitter chose to copy its invention instead. Twitter's lawyers denied this and said its own engineers developed a separate system. They also argued that the patents were invalid because similar technology already existed before the patents were filed.
It is worth noting that VidStream acquired the patents in 2017 after the original holder, Youtoo Technologies, went bankrupt. During the trial, VidStream's lawyer said that Twitter knowingly took the invention rather than becoming a partner. X Corp responded by saying that it was not interested in using video for TV, which was a focus of Youtoo, and claimed that it had already built its own tools.
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