Forgent Networks is suing cable companies and satellite TV providers. The list includes Comcast, Charter Communications, Time Warner Cable, Cox Communications, CableOne, EchoStar and directv. Forgent says that DVR providers are violating a patent filed by a videoconferencing company Forgent acquired.

While not suing Scientific-Atlanta, Motorola or TiVo at this time, it looks as though they might be next.

The whole purpose of Forgent appears to be 'technology licensing' as a business strategy. It has sold or shut down the video conferencing business it acquired over the years, but still holds patents for video compression and other technologies related to the conferencing business.

They make you proud to be an American, don't they?