Apple, others draw legal threat over media players

[CaptainVideo]

This is probably the most ridiculous cease & desist letter every written.

http://news.com.com/2100-1030_3-6183105.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news

A California company that makes technology designed to prevent ripping of digital audio streams has accused Apple, Microsoft, RealNetworks and Adobe Systems of violating federal copyright law by "actively avoiding" use of its products.

Media Rights Technologies and its digital radio subsidiary BlueBeat.com said in a press release Thursday that it had issued cease and desist letters to the high-tech titans. It argues that the companies have manufactured billions of copies of Windows Vista, Adobe Flash Player, Real Player and Apple's iTunes and iPod "without regard for the DMCA or the rights of American intellectual property owners."

I truly hope more companies continue to do this so congress can see how insane the DMCA really is.

[lordsmurf]

Apple response =

[SCDVD]

They must be about to go out of business and this pathetic cretin is putting on a theatrical show that he is trying to hoist off on investors as his plan to save the business so he can keep his job or get money or something similar.

[TheFamilyMan]

This is so silly: being sued for not using their product. This surely must be a leftover from April 1st or the Onion.

[MOVIEGEEK]

This would be like Ford being sued by an airbag manufacturer because Ford didn't buy their products.
People wonder why our judicial system is so messed up.

[painkiller]

Waah! Waah!

I'm gonna take my ball home so all of you can't play with it no more!


Sheesh.

Get a life and BlueBeat it.

[SatStorm]

I have to quote Looney Toons for this...

"Now I’ve Seen Everything!!!"

[rotten apple]

They must be about to go out of business and this pathetic cretin is putting on a theatrical show that he is trying to hoist off on investors as his plan to save the business so he can keep his job or get money or something similar.

Hi,

A. P. Cretin's PA here. He just wanted to leave you a msg :

Thanks M8! Now i have to come up with ANOTHER idea to stop the investors taking out THEIR cash BEFORE we go completely bankrupt. Do you know how difficult it is to come accross such BOLLOX that DMCA spew , without it having a injunction slapped on it quicker than you can say "UGLY greedy desperation" ???

Yours

A.P.Cretin

[TwistedLincoln]

Wow. I didn't think I'd ever see the day in which Microsoft and Apple were accused of not using enough DRM...

That's a bit like criticizing a bank robber for only robbing the bank, and not stealing the wallets of all the people waiting in the lobby...