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10-Year-Old iTunes DRM Lawsuit Heading To Trial
itwbennett writes Plaintiffs in the Apple iPod iTunes antitrust litigation complain that Apple married iTunes music with iPod players, and they want $350 million in damages. The lawsuit accuses Apple of violating U.S. and California antitrust law by restricting music purchased on iTunes from being played on devices other than iPods and by not allowing iPods to play music purchased on other digital music services. Late Apple founder Steve Jobs will reportedly appear via a videotaped statement during the trial, scheduled to begin Tuesday morning in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
Wow. Well, I better get started on my own lawsuits, as I can't install Microsoft Windows on my 68k Mac. Nor can I put diesel in my petrol car. And, heavens forbid, I can't play WMA encoded files on my iPod. And as for not being able to play a compact cassette on an 8-track player; well, Phillips better get a checkbook out and write some big checks, because of the damages I've suffered because of that.
Seriously, this is a case?
for illegal file sharing. Because plausible.
Koans and fables for the software engineer
More like the wise Hari Seldon who appears in hologram after death to guide the fledgling Foundation in its quest for growth.
The great Jobs will iAppear at various iTimes throughout iHistory to help guide the iFroundation in it's iQuest.
Unknown is that behind it all the ultimate guiding mind is an iRobot following the zero'th law.