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Real Worried About Apple Lawsuits

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the and-i'm-worried-about-ninjas dept.

sebFlyte writes "silicon.com is reporting that Real is very worried that Apple will sue it over its Harmony technology that 'breaks' iTunes' FairPlay DRM to allow its music to play on the iPod. They acknowledged in an SEC filing that a lawsuit from Apple would potentially be very damaging to the company's bottom line, as it accepts that a court might not agree that the reverse-engineering is legal."

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  1. If Real is so worried... by pauljlucas · · Score: 1, Flamebait
    ...about a lawsuit from Apple, and if such a lawsuit would so dramatically affect their bottom line, why did they go ahead and break the DRM in the first place?

    Can't they find another way to make money?

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