Apple Computer has become the latest in a line of companies licensing patents from the relatively obscure E-Data, a company that claims to hold property rights on the process of selling music online.
E-Data said Wednesday that it had reached a European agreement with Apple that gave the company worldwide rights for its iTunes Music Store. It has now launched a new round of patent infringement suits against 14 companies including Amazon.com and The New York Times. Previously, E-Data sued and settled with Microsoft, as well as a handful of other companies, largely under European patent rules.
"This settlement with Apple marks another important milestone, as we aggressively pursue companies that are infringing upon our intellectual property," said E-Data Chairman Bert Brodsky. "We have identified additional companies that are infringing upon our intellectual property, both in the U.S. and abroad, and will seek the necessary legal actions to ensure that our rights are enforced worldwide."
News source: C|Net News.com
E-Data said Wednesday that it had reached a European agreement with Apple that gave the company worldwide rights for its iTunes Music Store. It has now launched a new round of patent infringement suits against 14 companies including Amazon.com and The New York Times. Previously, E-Data sued and settled with Microsoft, as well as a handful of other companies, largely under European patent rules.
"This settlement with Apple marks another important milestone, as we aggressively pursue companies that are infringing upon our intellectual property," said E-Data Chairman Bert Brodsky. "We have identified additional companies that are infringing upon our intellectual property, both in the U.S. and abroad, and will seek the necessary legal actions to ensure that our rights are enforced worldwide."
News source: C|Net News.com
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Wizards of the Coast, Inc., a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE:HAS), is a worldwide leader in the trading card game and tabletop roleplaying game categories, and a leading developer and publisher of game-based entertainment products. The company holds an exclusive patent on trading card games (TCGs) and their method of play and produces the premier trading card game, MAGIC: THE GATHERING(r), among many other trading card games and family card and board games. Wizards is also a leading publisher of roleplaying games, such as DUNGEONS & DRAGONS(r), and publisher of fantasy series fiction with numerous New York Times best-sellers. For more information, visit the Wizards of the Coast website at wizards.com. "Magic: the Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast, Inc. in the USA and other countries. Diplomacy and Squad leader are trademarks of Hasbro, Inc. All rights reserved.".
It's sound as dumb as the 1-click buy system from amazon.
"Previously, E-Data sued and settled with Microsoft, as well as a handful of other companies, largely under European patent rules."
Why single out the US, angrybrit? Maybe you should read the article before automatically being biased against the US.
"Previously, E-Data sued and settled with Microsoft, as well as a handful of other companies, largely under European patent rules."
Why single out the US, angrybrit? Maybe you should read the article before automatically being biased against the US.
Because Apple is an American company. And this article is about Apple Inc.
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