SonicBlue ordered by court to spy on thousands of PVR users, report every click to studios. “Basically, under the guise of copyright laws, courts are going to be put in a position of telling technology companies how to build their products,” said Fred von Lohmann, an IP expert for the EFF.Yeah, Freddie boy, that about sums it up. For an example of the sort of mindset behind this, see this article at lawmeme, which quite effectively hangs Turner Broadcasting CEO Jamie Kellner with his own wagging tongue.