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Apple’s entire product line targeted for alleged DRM patent violations

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Ars Technica; By Jacqui Cheng 		Mail this story
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Intellectual property and DRM firm Intertrust Technologies has set its sights on Apple. The company has a new patent suit that targets the entirety of Apple's product line: iOS devices, Macs, Apple TVs, iTunes, iCloud, and even the App Store. Intertrust announced on Wednesday that it had filed suit against Apple in the Northern District of California for allegedly violating 15 of Intertrust's patents on security and "distributed trusted computing" (in other words, its DRM tech).

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Comments (4)

herzeleid ·
It's always interesting when a patent bully gets hoist on his own petard.
tracyanne ·
I'd still like to see apple win, or at least see the claims invalidated.
nmckay ·
I also would like to see Apple win. But I want their victory to be slow, painful, and very expensive. Maybe that will convince them that software patents should be scrapped.
jdixon ·
There must be a way they can both lose in this type of case. Maybe both be found in contempt of court?

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