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ITunes user sues Apple over iPod

ITunes user sues Apple over iPod 01/06/2005 06:54 AM
A user of Apple's iTunes services sues the firm saying it is unfair that he can only use an iPod to play songs.

iTunes User Sues Apple For Only Letting
Music Play On The iPod

iTunes User Sues Apple For Only Letting
Music Play On The iPod 01/05/2005 10:30 PM
Well, this should be interesting. An "unhappy" iTunes user is now suing Apple for antitrust violations, claiming that they broke antitrust laws by only allowing their music to play on iPods -- blocking out other music players from the market. It's unlikely that he'll win the lawsuit, and honestly, it sounds more like a setup by an Apple competitor than just some individual who feels wronged. The guy in question says he was "forced" to buy an iPod in order to make use of the music he bought on iTunes, but the courts will likely point out that he could have gone to a competing online music store. Of course, what this really highlights is how some of these copy protection issues are building fragmented worlds. How would people react if the CDs they bought at Tower Records could only play on Tower-branded radios? Thanks to the way the industry views intellectual property online, the end result is a lot of competing separate worlds, which actively discourages use.

iTunes User Sues Apple Over DRM

iTunes User Sues Apple Over DRM 01/06/2005 09:19 AM
Reuters is reporting that an angry iTunes customer is suing Apple, claiming that he is forced to buy an iPod if he wants to listen to his music on the move. Thomas Slattery, from California, filed the lawsuit for unspecified damages over the inclusion of Apple's "Fairplay" Digital Rights Management system in tracks bought over iTunes. "Fairplay" encodes files in the AAC format, and downloaded songs cannot be transferred to MP3 players - except Apple's own iPod.

The suit alleges Apple has broken anti-trust laws by only allowing its songs to be played on its own player. The majority of MP3 players support rival Microsoft's WMA format which also has DRM. The WMA standard is also used by most online music stores, including Napster. Apple is believed to hold as much as 87% of the digital music player market, with more than six million iPods now sold.

It alleges that "Apple has turned an open and interactive standard into an artifice that prevents consumers from using the portable hard drive digital music player of their choice, even where players exist that would otherwise be able to play these music files absent Apple's actions". Mr Slattery described himself as an iTunes customer who "was also forced to purchase an Apple iPod" if he wanted to take the music he had bought with him.

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iTunes user sues Apple over FairPlay DRM

iTunes user sues Apple over FairPlay DRM 01/06/2005 08:02 PM
Thomas William Slattery has filed a class action suit against Apple Computer Inc. in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, alleging Apple is guilt of violating federal antitrust laws and California's unfair competition law by requiring users who buy music from the iTunes Music Store to use an iPod if they plan to take their music on the road with them. Slattery's suit cuts to the heart of an ongoing issue related to Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology present in commercial downloaded music.

iTunes User Sues Apple Over Lock-In

iTunes User Sues Apple Over Lock-In 01/06/2005 12:12 PM

iTunes user sues Apple over FairPlay DRM
(MacCentral)

iTunes user sues Apple over FairPlay DRM
(MacCentral) 01/06/2005 07:49 PM
MacCentral - Thomas William Slattery has filed a class action suit against Apple Computer Inc. in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, alleging Apple is guilt of violating federal antitrust laws and California's unfair competition law by requiring users who buy music from the iTunes Music Store to use an iPod if they plan to take their music on the road with them. Slattery's suit cuts to the heart of an ongoing issue related to Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology present in commercial downloaded music.

Apple gets iTunes user interface patent

Apple gets iTunes user interface patent 05/12/2004 02:52 AM
Apple Computer Inc. has been awarded a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark office for the iTunes interface. It's the latest in a series of patents Apple has applied for specific to its music software technology, according to Cnet. Apple has previously been awarded patents for other parts of iTunes, including the ability to stream songs over a network to another copy of the program.

Other News: BTC Sues Apple

Other News: BTC Sues Apple 07/21/2004 11:08 AM
BTG sues Apple and Microsoft over automatic software update technology.

Apple offers user/app/sales numbers,
15GB iPod

Apple offers user/app/sales numbers,
15GB iPod 01/07/2004 06:46 PM
Apple today announced that there are now over 9 million active users of Mac OS X and the company expects to cross the 10 million user mark later this quarter...

MUG News: iPod Garage User Group meeting
today

MUG News: iPod Garage User Group meeting
today 06/21/2004 04:11 AM
The iPod Garage User Group will hold its monthly online meeting today, complete with free copies of the book "How to do everything with your iPod and iPod mini," and special guest Audio-Outfitters, suppliers of a variety of iPod peripherals...

Other News: iTunes per iPod

Other News: iTunes per iPod 04/28/2004 10:16 AM
Apple has sold about 21 tunes per iPod. Here's another possibility for the business model....

Apple: HP iTunes/iPod Deal

Apple: HP iTunes/iPod Deal 01/08/2004 08:45 PM
Steve Jobs teams up with Carly Fiorina to put iTunes and iPods in the hands of HP customers.

Apple hit with antitrust lawsuit over
iTunes, iPod

Apple hit with antitrust lawsuit over
iTunes, iPod 01/06/2005 02:34 AM
iPodlounge Jan 6 2005 5:10AM GMT

Should Apple be forced to open up iPod
and iTunes?

Should Apple be forced to open up iPod
and iTunes? 08/06/2004 06:39 PM
Real and France's Virgin claim that they deserve to be able to sell their music on Apple's iPod. To prove they're serious, Virgin Mega has filed a complaint against Apple to do so. Perhaps I'm missing something here, but last I checked it wasn't anybody's responsibility to open up their product or service to purposely allow the competition in. That is, of course, unless the government steps in. Are Real and Virgin Mega just being whiny little brats, angered that they're not invited to the party? What are legitimate reasons for the legal system to get involved and to rule in favor of such plaintiffs? While the obvious Microsoft may come to mind, are there other examples you can think of? As for me, I'd like to hand out copies of "Atlas Shrugged" and "The Fountainhead" to both Real and Virgin Mega...

Apple airs new iPod/iTunes commercial

Apple airs new iPod/iTunes commercial 11/13/2003 09:51 PM
Several MacMinute readers note that Apple began airing a new iPod/iTunes television commercial tonight featuring a remix of "Rock Star" by N.E.R.D...

Apple, HP Form iPod, iTunes Alliance

Apple, HP Form iPod, iTunes Alliance 01/08/2004 08:20 PM
Apple has announced a partnership with HP where HP will create an HP-branded digital music device based on the iPod. As part of the agreement, HP consumer model desktops and notebooks will come with iTunes pre-installed and a handy iTunes icon placed on the desktop. "HP’s goal is to bring the most compelling entertainment content and experiences to our customers," said Carly Fiorina, chairman and chief executive officer at HP. "We explored a range of alternatives to deliver a great digital music experience and concluded Apple’s iPod music player and iTunes music service were the best by far. By partnering with Apple, we have the opportunity to add value by integrating the world’s best digital music offering into HP’s larger digital entertainment system strategy." The HP digital music player is expected to be available by summer and be competitively priced with other similar devices.

Antitrust suit filed against Apple over
iTunes, iPod

Antitrust suit filed against Apple over
iTunes, iPod 01/05/2005 11:57 PM
An unhappy iTunes Music Store customer is suing Apple, alleging the company broke antitrust laws by only allowing songs purchased from the store to only work with iPod, freezing out competitors...

HP, Apple partner on iPod-based device,
iTunes [updated]

HP, Apple partner on iPod-based device,
iTunes [updated] 01/08/2004 07:16 PM
HP and Apple today announced a strategic alliance to deliver an HP-branded digital music player based on Apple's iPod, and iTunes to HP's customers...

Apple Changing iPod Battery Technology?

Apple Changing iPod Battery Technology? 12/17/2003 02:36 AM
A ComputerWorkd.dk article (Danish) reports that Apple has dropped one of their iPod battery suppliers -- a Danish company called Danionics. Danion...

Apple Accuses RealNetworks of Stealing
iPod Technology (NewsFactor)

Apple Accuses RealNetworks of Stealing
iPod Technology (NewsFactor) 07/29/2004 03:07 PM
NewsFactor - Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) has issued a harsh rebuke to RealNetworks (Nasdaq: RNWK), which recently announced that its new Harmony software would enable users to play songs from a variety of sources on their iPod digital music players.

Apple files patent application for
[iPod] fall-detecting technology

Apple files patent application for
[iPod] fall-detecting technology 12/24/2004 01:07 PM
osOpinion Dec 24 2004 4:45PM GMT

Apple offers iTunes Prepaid Cards |
MacNN News

Apple offers iTunes Prepaid Cards |
MacNN News 02/16/2004 05:35 AM
Apple offers iTunesPrepaid Cards MacNN News .. buy itunes tracks at retail stor

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Other News: Apple Hater Loves iPod

Other News: Apple Hater Loves iPod 08/19/2004 11:31 AM
Michael Reyes hated Apple but an iPod is changing his perspective.

Technology company sues five
ex-employees

Technology company sues five
ex-employees 08/15/2004 06:07 AM
Boston Globe Aug 15 2004 9:23AM GMT

iTunes 4.5, Fast User Switching and
AppleScript

iTunes 4.5, Fast User Switching and
AppleScript 05/21/2004 10:05 AM
I use iTunes on my desktop computer but spend most of my time working on my PowerBook. I have a couple of scripts on my PowerBook to pause and play iTunes on the desktop machine. Now that iTunes 4.5 will still play while swit...

Forgent sues over JPEG technology patent

Forgent sues over JPEG technology patent 04/25/2004 08:35 PM
The JPEG image format is an ISO standard. Like all ISO standards, it is supposed to be royalty-free, but Forgent Networks claims it has a patent on part of the technology

Use multiple iTunes libraries via fast
user switching

Use multiple iTunes libraries via fast
user switching 06/22/2004 09:14 AM
After struggling with an option that allowed me to story my main iTunes library on a file server, whilst still having a second (smaller) library that I can take with me when I'm on the road, I concocted the following concept....

iTunes 4.5 plays nice with Fast User
Switching

iTunes 4.5 plays nice with Fast User
Switching 04/30/2004 12:17 PM
This is a bit of an "un-hint." There have been many hints here on using iTunes with Fast User Switching. In versions of iTunes before 4.5, you could only run one instance of iTunes on a given machine, so some hints involved...

AT&T sues eBay and PayPal over online
payment technology

AT&T sues eBay and PayPal over online
payment technology 12/02/2003 01:49 AM
AT&T sues eBay and PayPal, stating that PayPal's service violates a patent held by AT&T

iPod User’s Guide

iPod User’s Guide 12/19/2004 03:28 PM
Introducing his iPod User’s Guide, the Wall Street Journal’s Walt Mossberg writes, “By all accounts, millions of people will buy or receive Apple Computer’s iPod digital-music players this holiday season. The gadgets are beautifully designed and simple to operate, which is one reason they’re so popular, even after three years on the market and despite a rising number of competitors.” [Dec 15]

Apple iPod: Apple's Evolutionary iPod
Gets Better But Leaves Room For
Improvement

Apple iPod: Apple's Evolutionary iPod
Gets Better But Leaves Room For
Improvement 04/13/2005 01:49 AM

The iPod's thoughful design and features make it an excellent MP3 player. But for picky buyers who are holding out for the ideal portable music device, the wait continues. By Eric Dahl, PC World

Apple iTunes and Apple Store (PowerMac
Price) Glitches? [Updated]

Apple iTunes and Apple Store (PowerMac
Price) Glitches? [Updated] 12/02/2003 12:22 AM
Several readers noted that Apple's iTunes Music Store has had some strange behavior this morning with song and genre links behaving erratically. The ...

iPod User Group launched

iPod User Group launched 04/19/2004 03:17 PM
The iPodlounge has announced the launch of an online iPod User Group...

News: Griffin ships AirClick Remote for
iPod, iPod mini

News: Griffin ships AirClick Remote for
iPod, iPod mini 03/31/2005 07:35 PM
Griffin Technology Inc. on Thursday announced the release of their AirClick Remote for iPod and iPod mini, a remote control designed, as you might have guessed, to work with Apple's iPod and iPod mini. The AirClick Remote is different from most iPod remote controls because it works using Radio Frequency (RF) technology instead of infrared, so it doesn't require a line of sight to the iPod and can operate up to 60 feet away, according to Griffin. It's shipping now for US$39.99.

Apple - iTunes - Download: iTunes for OS
X

Apple - iTunes - Download: iTunes for OS
X 04/29/2004 07:47 AM
only works for Windows 2000 or XP .. iTunes 2.0.4 Download Now .. Free for Mac & Win .. New iTunes version .. ready for download .. esse

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"Apple - iTunes - Download iTunes"

"Apple - iTunes - Download iTunes" 04/30/2004 03:43 AM

SigmaTel, Inc. Sues Actions
Semiconductor for MP3 Player Technology
Patent Infringement

SigmaTel, Inc. Sues Actions
Semiconductor for MP3 Player Technology
Patent Infringement 01/06/2005 02:34 AM
Business Wire India via Hindustan Times Jan 6 2005 5:41AM GMT

Apple sues again to keep rumors at bay

Apple sues again to keep rumors at bay 01/05/2005 03:56 PM
Apple has filed yet another lawsuit against a Mac-related Web site it says has leaked trade secrets. This time rumor site Think Secret is in Apple's crosshairs. The company filed suit against Think Secret and "other unnamed individuals," according to a report posted on CNet News.com.

Apple Sues Over Leak

Apple Sues Over Leak 12/19/2004 03:26 PM
Reuter's Story On December 13th, Apple filed a civil suit against several anonymous parties, claiming that "an unidentified individual, acting alon...
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