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[News] Patents and DRM Bite Amazon

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Amazon Sued Over Its Kindle

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| Discovery Communications, the company behind the Discovery Channel, has sued 
| Amazon.com for allegedly violating a patent on electronic book technology 
| with the Kindle.  
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| 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.  
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http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2009/03/18/amazon-sued-over-its-kindle

Kindle Hit By Patent Lawsuit (AMZN)

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| 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.   
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http://www.businessinsider.com/kindle-hit-by-patent-lawsuit-2009-3


Related:

Why Kindle Must Support ODF

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| As far as I am aware, there is no support for ODF. Assuming Kindle catches
| on, that's going to be an increasing problem for those of us pushing ODF.
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| Maybe time to start a campaign for ODF support on the Kindle....
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http://opendotdotdot.blogspot.com/2008/08/why-kindle-must-support-odf.html
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