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April 18, 2006

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“Sosumi,” says Apple; “Okey dokey,” says Burst

Posted Apr. 18, ’06, 5:07 AM PT by Dan Moren
Category | Legal

burst.jpgThe wonderful world of litigation. Earlier this year, Apple asked a judge to rule four of Burst.com’s patents invalid. Burst claims that the iTunes Music Store (duck), iTunes (duck), the iPod (duck) and QuickTime Streaming Software (goose!) all infringe upon its patents.

Not content to wait for the findings on that front, Burst has gone ahead and countersued Apple for—wait for it, wait for it—patent infringement. This legal stuff is so predictable. Burst wants a royalty from Apple, and an injunction on further infringement.

Best buddy Microsoft was also engaged in a patent fight with Burst last year, the upshot of which yielded Redmond paying Burst $60 million hojillion dollars. Okay, maybe just million, but it’s still more money than I’ll ever see in this lifetime.

Ah, Apple, you lovable scamp. Infringing on patents; what will we do with you?


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