Friday, February 23rd 2007
More MP3 Disputes
With Microsoft receiving a hefty $1.5 billion fine the other day, MP3 patents are once again in the spotlight as a company in Texas is now trying to sue… well every company that makes MP3 players really. At the moment, Apple, SanDisk and Samsung are the three major names involved, but this case has the potential to draw more companies in - although it may seem quite ambitious as things stand. The company behind the lawsuits is known as Texas MP3 Technologies Ltd. which holds a patent which it claims covers the production an "MPEG portable sound reproducing system." The patent was issued in June, and now the company hopes to make money out of the MP3 player industry, which was worth approximately $6.1 billion last year.
Source:
seattlepi.com
10 Comments on More MP3 Disputes
If I were the judge, this Texas company wouldn't win a dime.
sound reproducing system... it's a frikkin player! xD I feel like filing a patent for a place where people register their ideas of "new" inventions. The ultimate money source :P
All these blanket "sue everybody for hundreds of millions of dollars" lawsuits are ridiculous, and they shouldn't be rewarded for being lazy and greedy and waiting forever to do so.