Wednesday, June 22, 2005
Apple Slapped with Copyright Suit Involving iTunes Interface
Posted by Kent Pribbernow in "NEWS" @ 01:00 PM
"Contois Music Technology last week asked a Federal Court to stop the iPod maker from distributing its iTunes jukebox software and is seeking damages over an alleged patent violation by the iTunes software. The suit, filed on June 13th in Vermont District Court, alleges that Apple's iTunes software design infringes on Contois' six-year old design patent (US Patent No. 5,864,868) entitled "Computer Control System and User Interface for Media Playing Devices."
Ha Ha! At last the shoe is on the other foot; with Apple being the defendant instead of the Plaintiff! ;)
Seriously, I haven't looked at the finer details of this suit, but based on the wording it sounds like most jukebox software is violation as well. What about Microsoft, MusicMatch, or Real Networks? Could Contois be panning for gold in Apple's money stream? Mmmm...could be.
Ha Ha! At last the shoe is on the other foot; with Apple being the defendant instead of the Plaintiff! ;)
Seriously, I haven't looked at the finer details of this suit, but based on the wording it sounds like most jukebox software is violation as well. What about Microsoft, MusicMatch, or Real Networks? Could Contois be panning for gold in Apple's money stream? Mmmm...could be.
