Company targets Apple, Microsoft and others for not using enough DRM

Vikingod · May 11, 2007, 06:50 PM

Source: Ars Technica
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What do Vista, Flash, RealPlayer, and iTunes have in common? According to Media Rights Technologies (MRT), all of them are infringing products under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and MRT has just sent cease-and-desist letters to Microsoft, Adobe, Real, and Apple.

"Together these four companies are responsible for 98 percent of the media players in the marketplace; CNN, NPR, Clear Channel, MySpace, Yahoo, and YouTube all use these infringing devices to distribute copyrighted works," said MRT CEO Hank Risan in a statement. "We will hold the responsible parties accountable. The time of suing John Doe is over."

Judas · May 11, 2007, 06:53 PM

well at least they turned there attention away from john/jane doe..... but there still out of hand

calidan · May 11, 2007, 08:03 PM

It seems to me they are just trying to make a name for themsevles and a bad one at that.

**temeteus82** · May 11, 2007, 08:21 PM

I won't wonder if internet media sites would move out of USA!

Zeph · May 11, 2007, 08:38 PM

Ummm, no. Those do not distribute infringing material. Servers do the distributing. This is like going after DVD player manufacturers for playing copyright violation material.

Necrosis · May 11, 2007, 11:01 PM

Next they'll start suing electric utilities for supplying the power for it.

May 11, 2007, 06:50 PM	#1
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Company targets Apple, Microsoft and others for not using enough DRM Source: Ars Technica __________ What do Vista, Flash, RealPlayer, and iTunes have in common? According to Media Rights Technologies (MRT), all of them are infringing products under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and MRT has just sent cease-and-desist letters to Microsoft, Adobe, Real, and Apple. "Together these four companies are responsible for 98 percent of the media players in the marketplace; CNN, NPR, Clear Channel, MySpace, Yahoo, and YouTube all use these infringing devices to distribute copyrighted works," said MRT CEO Hank Risan in a statement. "We will hold the responsible parties accountable. The time of suing John Doe is over."

May 11, 2007, 08:38 PM	#5
Zeph DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 190 Rep Power: 0	Ummm, no. Those do not distribute infringing material. Servers do the distributing. This is like going after DVD player manufacturers for playing copyright violation material. __________________

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calidan Frozen in Carbonite Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 1,409 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	It seems to me they are just trying to make a name for themsevles and a bad one at that.

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Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	Next they'll start suing electric utilities for supplying the power for it.