Comments on: Apple, others draw legal threat over media players

California company accuses Apple, Microsoft, Real and Adobe of violating copyright law by "actively avoiding" its products.

[R. U. Sirius]

Here Come the Scum

Wow, this MRT guy is a total jerkwad. Someone tell Mr. Lawsuit as Business Development that I have a right to record audio and video on my computer. What I don't have is a right to spread copyrighted content around the net without prior permission.

[rcrusoe]

Hank, you need to call Darl

and ask him how SCO's lawsuit is going.

Because, IMO, they have a much better chance of a win than you do.

[Macsaresafer]

This will be significant...

as a poster child for frivolous and unwarranted law suits.

[lantzn]

Fiviolous

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[lantzn]

Fiviolous

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They need to read this site.

[law_hog]

Go for it!

May provide a legal precedent for me to use against all the major airlines for refusing to use my idea to have lapdancers on all scheduled flights.

[law_hog]

Go for it!

May provide a legal precedent for me to use against all the major airlines for refusing to use my idea to have lapdancers on all scheduled flights.

[tundraboy]

Then again,

The same precedent would allow Walmart to sue you becuase you don't choose to buy their crap!

[jelloburn]

Consequences...

I think the consequences for bringing up lawsuits like this should
be a single gunshot to the head.

Maybe people would stop abusing the legal system that way, and
not using it to gain unwarranted publicity for a product that
NOBODY wants, needs, or cares about.

[islanddan--2008]

Not a lawsuit

This is a letter from one company to another, it is not a lawsuit,
just a letter to garner publicity--it has accomplished that.

[ddesy]

Evil and stupid!

MRT is being evil at best with this kind of junk. Unless they are brain dead, they must realize that like any technology their's can be circumvented and will only inconvenience legitimate users of media.

When companies exist solely to push misinterpretations of already bad laws, they need to be shut down immediately.

[gunnerbud]

Get Over It Hollywood

All of those online downloadable songs are the same ones that some of us purchased years ago on 8 track and cassette tapes. We should have the legal right to listen to them free forever, so why should we have to pay again. It is unfortunate that most recorded media doesn't last as long as the right to listen to it. You're double dipping people to line some fat man's pocket.

[jelloburn]

that's rather flawed

I agree that DRM sucks and doesn't work, but arguing that
because you once owned something on 8 track and cassette, you
should be entitled to it for life and for free is ludicrous. You are
entitled to listen to those 8 tracks and cassettes forever if you so
desire (or until the tape disintegrates), but if you want it on CD,
you should have to pay for it again.

It's like buying your favorite movie on DVD, and then when it
comes out on HD-DVD/Blu-Ray, saying that you should get the
higher quality version of the same exact move for free.

So you bought your music off the internet? Burn it to a CD if
you're so bothered by the fact that you can't listen to it forever.
Then you can play it back in your CD player and you won't have
to worry about DRM. But if you want to advance with the times,
you're going to have to re-purchase your entertainment, or
settle with what you had in the past. It's your choice.

[TechNewsJunky]

Use OUR product or they'll sue?

Ridiculous.

[TechNewsJunky]

Use OUR product or they'll sue?

Ridiculous.

[master_stghm]

Waaaaa

Oh boo hoo. Call the waaambulance. What a bunch of whiners!

[close5828]

Buy OUR product, or we'll sue!

I'd love to see the look on the judge's face when he throws them out of court. hehe.

[befuddledms]

what is he smoking?

He is obviously using Darl Mcbride's used toilet paper as rolling paper.

[Thomas, David]

Burn, Burn, Burn, Burn

Media Rights Technologies and its digital radio subsidiary
BlueBeat.com, should be burnt to the ground.

eom

[brichard]

Extortion

One word says it all...

[Travis Ernst]

re:Extortion

I was under the impession that word was attatched to Mr Gates and
his companies actions.

[Astinsan]

So ... strong arm the strong armers?

Ok... Good luck with that Blue beat.. How long do you think the legal team of these companies can keep this in court?

[thedreaming]

I needed a good laugh!

So, let me get this straight. A company is suing Apple, Microsoft, and pretty much any company that makes a media player because no one is using their software that would make using media players and operating systems difficult to impossible to enjoy ever again?

So, this guy was living under a rock and someone made the mistake of moving the rock, is that what happened?

I'll tell you this much, he's getting alot of free publicity. It's just too bad no one wants to use his crappy software.

Yeah, let's encrypt the world while we are at it! That's the ticket!

[bobby_brady]

Put these idiots on porn spammers list

These dumbchits deserve it.

[bobby_brady]

Put these idiots on porn spammers list

These dumbchits deserve it.

[gggg sssss]

love that Idea

nt

[gggg sssss]

love that Idea

nt

[Whatsitreallymatter]

Yes...lets!

...and what are those denial of service attacks that seem to be all the rage with the kids these days...how does that work and how does that effect a web site's ability to do business? Would that be considered fighting slime with slime?

[bob blob]

Apple & MS should use MRT's product

and when the haxors find a way to circumvent it, rendering the product ineffective, Apple and MS can sue the pants off MRT.