Disney alleges 'conspiracy' plot in blockbuster streaming tech lawsuit
Wireless tech firm used “abusive patent licensing practices" in key video compression standards | Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ threatened by “substantial cost” of litigation, and prospect of injunction is a “major risk” to its streaming business | Complaint accuses standard-setting organisations of presenting “a serious risk of anticompetitive harm”.
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