OT:Wintel combo is suing Apple, Napster & Google

IANAL but this sounds like another squash the competition by
the giant M
$. If memory serves me correctly, Apple started iTunes
before Aug. 2005
and the recreated Napster started its "Legite"
media distribution system
also before Aug. 2005. I could be wrong but I don't think I
am.
The Bloomberg article I am referring to is:
http://www.bloomberg.c
om/apps/news?pid=20601204&sid=ape3Ub6DCQss&refer=tec
hnology#

The patent office link is:
htt
p://patft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2
=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&a
mp;r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=%22dig
ital+entertainment+service+platform%22&OS=

I find it interesting that this comes just after M$ entry in
the Media
Player market that is one that is similar to iPOD.

So I guess if digital media is legitamately distributed (all
fees paid
as in royalties) using AMD and Linux it infringes this
patent?

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On 04/01/07, Scott Castaline <hscastcharter.net> wrote:
> So I guess if digital media is legitamately distributed
(all fees paid
> as in royalties) using AMD and Linux it infringes this
patent?

Only in the US. :P

Rory happily living in the European Union.
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