Apple, other companies hit with digital content lawsuit
Posted by Dennis Sellers 
Oct 8, 2007 at 2:36pm
Another day, another lawsuit, part two: yet another lawsuit against Apple has appeared. AppleInsider reports that Apple was sued on Oct. 4, along with Microsoft, Blockbuster, Sony, and Macrovision, Playboy and Hustler for violating U.S. patent #6389541 for “Regulating Access to Digital Content,” which was issued to Digital Reg of Texas in May of 2002.
According to the suit: “Upon information and belief, Apple has infringed and continues to infringe the [...] patent by making, using, providing, offering to sell, and selling (directly or through intermediaries), in this district and elsewhere in the United States, digital content incorporating DRM technology. Apple provides such content through its iTunes Music Store and its iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store. Apple further provides controlled access and play out of digital content incorporating DRM technology through its iTunes Player. Apple also provides controlled access of digital content through its FairPlay Platform.”
Digital Reg is seeking damages as a result of each defendant’s infringement, a permanent injunction barring the companies from further infringement, attorney’s fees, and an award of enhanced damages “up to and including trebling” those deemed suitable by the Court as a result of each company’s “willful and deliberate” actions, notes AppleInsider.
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Dennis has been a newspaper editor/reporter (seven years) and teacher (seven years). He has over 4,000 magazine, newspaper and online articles to his credit. He has also covered the Mac and tech industries for over a decade for such online publications as MacCentral, MacMinute and now MacsimumNews.
