SONICblue, based in Santa Clara, Calif., said Wednesday that the stay postpones a final determination that the company be required to develop software that monitors ReplayTV 4000 usage until at least June 3.
ReplayTV 4000 is a broadband and home network-enabled digital video recorder that allows consumers to distribute recorded programs and share personal recordings of non-protected video content with other ReplayTV users.
The court order requires SONICBlue to gather viewing information on each viewer and log that data under a unique identification number.
Television studios and networks are attempting to force SONICBlue to keep records of customers to determine the extent of what the studios consider theft of copyrighted programming.
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