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Lawsuit Invokes DMCA to Force DRM Adoption

Posted by Zonk on from the interesting-legal-tactic dept.

TechnicolourSquirrel writes "Forbes.com informs us that the company Media Rights Technologies is suing Microsoft, Apple, Adobe, and Real Networks for not using its DRM technology and therefore 'failing to include measures to control access to copyrighted material.' The company alleges that their refusal to use MRT's X1 Recording Control technology constitutes a 'circumvention' of a copyright protection system, which is of course illegal under the Digital Millenium Copryight Act. I would say more, but without controlling access to this paragraph with MRT's products, I fear I have already risked too much ..."

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  1. It gets worse... by powerpants · · Score: 5, Funny
    From Media Rights Techonologies' website:

    X1 provides the root source of copy protection. However sophisticated the upstream DRM systems used to govern the use of content are, none are able to control what happens between the rendering device and the sound card - what might be called "the digital hole". The X1 technology provides the governance mechanism for the digital hole and thus underpins the entire rights management structure. They also want control over your "digital hole". Where do I sign up?
    1. Re:It gets worse... by boilerbrown · · Score: 5, Funny

      Ah how I love the sweet sound of copyright lawyer jackboots in the morning.

    2. Re:It gets worse... by gEvil+(beta) · · Score: 5, Funny

      They also want control over your "digital hole". Where do I sign up?

      They can have as much control of my digi. hole as they want, just as long as they don't go after my anal. hole.

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  2. DRM's never been used for worthless suits before.. by Anarchysoft · · Score: 5, Funny

    MRT and Bluebeat said the failure to use an available copyright protection solution contravenes the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which prohibits the manufacture of any product or technology designed to circumvent a technological measure that effectively controls access to a copyrighted work or protects the rights of copyright owners. They said a failure to comply with the cease and desist order could result in in a federal court injunction and/or the imposition of statutory damages of 200-2,500 usd per product distributed or sold. I, for one, am shocked to see DRM laws being used by frivilous lawsuits. This certainly is a first!
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  3. I'm filing suit against Media Rights Technologies by neoform · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think it's about the right time for me to file suit against Media Rights Technologies for not employing me at a salary of $10,000,000/year to refill their coke machines. Because of their unwillingness to hire me as a coke machine filler, their machines are dreadfully low, who knows how many people could become thirsty as a direct result..!!

    Some companies really have no conscience.

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  4. This just in: by PlayItBogart · · Score: 5, Funny

    Dead people being sued for not living.

    1. Re:This just in: by UCRowerG · · Score: 5, Funny
      I hope those pesky dead people get sentenced to a bunch of community service.

      Eh. They'd probably break parole and just not show up. Slackers.

    2. Re:This just in: by SuluSulu · · Score: 5, Funny

      I hope those pesky dead people get sentenced to a bunch of community service.

      Eh. They'd probably break parole and just not show up. Slackers.

      Nah, they just put them to work in congress.

  5. Business opportunity! by johnw · · Score: 5, Funny

    Does this mean SCO can sue IBM for not including their copyrighted code in Linux?