Napster Sued For Infringement

SightSound Technologies Inc., whose founder holds a series of patents for transmitting digital video and audio signals, has sued Napster for infringement.

“Napster says the patents are invalid based on prior art and has requested that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office re-examine them. Last month a federal judge in Pennsylvania denied SightSound’s request for a preliminary injunction and stayed its lawsuit pending action by the PTO. SightSound is appealing the ruling.

Napster attorney Charles Verhoeven said the case has implications for other online subscription services, including Apple’s iTunes, Microsoft’s MSN Music and RealNetworks’s RealRhapsody.”

Read more at Law.com

Found VIA Engadget