My speculation is Wencor does not want to be in the hot seat for infringment. EDIG wants to get out of their conflict as soon as possible. I beleive EDIG has tried to settle in the past, but a "no go" from the pear shaped wonder prevents any agreement. Something may have changed his mind -- like two major license deals validating EDIG's patents.

Therefore, EDIG (and DM) could license Wencor for some amount up to and including any perceived damages by Wencor. This would not be a FREE pass. It would settle an ongoing legal mess that has cost both companies credibility within the IFE marketplace. Wencor needs to be able to sell their new toys and EDIG would have very little damages to claim at this point since there have been very few sales of Wencor's potential infringed product group. Why not end all the issues and both parties walk away?

Again, this is simply my speculation with no facts or other information. This is what I would do if I were in the Mediation hearing. It ends the one issue which has / could hurt future IFE sales, IMO. I firmly believe EDIG must have an ongoing revenue stream to be credible to Wall Street. My hope is EDIG is also working hard on non-IFE customers for eVU and its future editions. Today, IFE rules the day and EDIG needs to end this legal mess -- even if it means giving a patent license (maybe a royalty from Wencor as well, but the critical point is to end the mess).

Just one big dumb guy from Tennessee's opine.

Comments and alternative senarios welcome as we will not KNOW a thing until a resolution or a "we be headed to court" announcement is made.

John