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Re: [News] Patents and DRM Bite Amazon

  • Subject: Re: [News] Patents and DRM Bite Amazon
  • From: none of your buisiness <none@xxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 23:23:49 -0400
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Roy Schestowitz wrote:

> Amazon Sued Over Its Kindle
> 
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | Discovery Communications, the company behind the Discovery Channel, has
> | sued Amazon.com for allegedly violating a patent on electronic book
> | technology with the Kindle.
> |
> | Discovery filed the patent infringement suit against Amazon in U.S.
> | District Court in Delaware alleging that the sale of both versions of
> | the Kindle violates a patent Discovery received in 2007.
> `----
> 
> http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2009/03/18/amazon-sued-over-its-kindle
> 
> Kindle Hit By Patent Lawsuit (AMZN)
> 
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | Another patent lawsuit that left us scratching our heads: Discovery
> | Communications (DSCIA) is suing Amazon (AMZN), claiming the Kindle
> | infringes on a patent Discovery has for DRM on digital books.
> `----
> 
> http://www.businessinsider.com/kindle-hit-by-patent-lawsuit-2009-3
> 

well. i could tell you that not too long ago, a program that is produced by
& is exclusive to the discovery channel (Mythbusters) ran a commercial add
using the Mythbusters stars advertising.....drum roll please... Windows
Vista. it appears that Microsoft is starting another lawsuit-by-proxy.

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