Microsoft's Loss in South Korean Patent Case May Signal Trend
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| "There is no such thing as a worldwide patent -- you have to file
| for a patent in every market in which you operate," said Steven
| Rubin, an attorney with WolfBlock's Intellectual
| Property/Information Technology Practice Group.
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http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/54465.html
Will Apple use the "Media Download" Patent?
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| Could Apple start receiving a portion of every music download
| from every online music store, even Microsoft's new Zune
| Marketplace? According to patent attorney Michael Starkweather,
| that could start happening very soon.
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http://theappleblog.com/2006/12/01/will-apple-use-the-media-download-patent/
A little bit like IBM and eCommerce. And see the following...
Hollywood wants to change iPod DRM
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| Hot on the heels of Microsoft's deal with Universal Music
| (a unit of Vivendi) to pay a US$1 royalty on every Zune
| player sold in exchange for licensing its recordings
| for Microsoft's new digital music service, Hollywood now
| wants in on the action.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/Apple/?p=344
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