Netflix sues Blockbuster for patent infringement

I'm a big fan of the Netflix DVD rental service (I've been a member since 1999), but this business of suing over Internet patents seems a trifle silly. Some may claim that Netflix is simply guarding its territory in the manner now common (and expected) with web-based companies, but I'm going to need some extra convincing.

At any rate, the news is that Netflix is suing Blockbuster for infringing on its "rental queue" patents. Read the full story over at Hacking Netflix.