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+-   Apple sued over iTunes technology on Wednesday March 12 2008, @10:51PM tuxgeek

Submitted by tuxgeek on Wednesday March 12 2008, @10:51PM
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tuxgeek writes "And again, another patent lawsuit that may affect millions of iPod and iTunes users.

SAN FRANCISCO — Apple Inc. was sued Wednesday over allegations its iTunes online music store and iPod music players are illegally using a patented method for distributing digital media over the Internet.

Atlanta-based ZapMedia Services Inc. sued Apple in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, accusing the Cupertino-based company of violating two ZapMedia patents.

The patents in question cover a way of sending music and other digital content from servers to multiple media players, a broad description that could also apply to a wide swath of other companies selling digital media and the devices to play it.


Read the rest of the article. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080313/ap_on_hi_te/apple_itunes_lawsuit"
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