Back in May, a patent troll called Sharing Sound
sued a
host of companies, alleging that all of them infringed on a (ridiculously broad)
patent for online music distribution. Targets were
Apple (iTunes),
Microsoft (Zune),
Napster,
Rhapsody,
Brilliant Digital Entertainment (Kazaa) and Sony / Sony Ericsson. Similar actions were filed a week earlier against
Amazon,
Netflix,
Wal-Mart,
Barnes & Noble and
GameStop. The patent being contested - U.S. Patent Number 6,247,130, titled ?Distribution of musical products by a website vendor over the Internet" - would essentially prevent all these companies from using any type of online store environment which allows them to provide song previews, a shopping cart or even a music player.
JACK HENRY and ASSOCIATES
IXYS
ITRON
IRON MOUNTAIN INORATED
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