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10-Year-Old iTunes DRM Lawsuit Heading To Trial

Posted by samzenpus on from the getting-around-to-it dept.

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.

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  1. Sweeeet by TheCastro1689 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I bet I'll make out in the tens of cents, maybe even the dollars if I'm lucky.

    1. Re:Sweeeet by Eosi · · Score: 2, Insightful
      Well, since this does not appear to be a class action law suit, I think your kinda screwed as to getting any money.

      That said, they are basing their complaint on everyone who ever bought an iPod.. Which begs the question why its not a class action suit....

      So who knows.

    2. Re:Sweeeet by Eosi · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Please, this is Apple we are talking about. I recall the first iPod touch was broken down, cost Apple $142 but they sold it for $500. That is a much larger mark up than the 30 cents you listed. That $1 song likely cost them 15 cents to the artist, 25 cents to the labels and 10 cents to BMG. If that.

    3. Re:Sweeeet by Opportunist · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Scrip ain't money.

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  2. OT: Vladimir Lenin - a murderer like all Commies by mi · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I meant to make a joke with my original posting, but you chose to bleat something about politics... So, here it is...

    Nearly all the naive idealists in the soviet government got axed by Stalin.

    The naivette is all yours. If Lenin was any better than Stalin, it was not at all obvious. It was he, who presided over campaign of mass-murder known as Red Terror — including killing off of the Russian clergy. And, yes, he not only tolerated, but ordered taking — and executing — of the opponents' hostages, among other steps...

    For decades Commy-sympathizers like yourself have been singing a variety of tunes to the effect that "Communism is good, Stalin was bad". No way, no how — every time Communism was attempted in earnest, it resulted in mass-murder followed by decades of miserable existence for survivors robbed of both economic wealth and human rights.

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  3. Re:OT: Vladimir Lenin - a murderer like all Commie by i+kan+reed · · Score: 3, Insightful

    And here's a different naive idealist.

    Collectivism is an inevitable consequence of society. Society is an inevitable consequence of humanity. Deal with it.