RIAA Sued Over Patent
"Altnet, a company that sells music and other digital goods through file-swapping services, sued the Recording Industry Association of America on Wednesday for alleged patent infringement.
"The company, a subsidiary of Brilliant Digital Entertainment, contends that the RIAA has been infringing on one of its patents in the course of copyright enforcement efforts inside peer-to-peer networks. Overpeer, a copyright company owned by Loudeye, and MediaDefender, also are named in the lawsuit.
"The patent infringement suit comes as one of the sideshows in an ongoing legal battle over peer-to-peer networks that has led to piracy charges against technology companies and antitrust claims against record companies, and that now appears to be headed ultimately to Congress for resolution."
John Borland. P2P Company Sues RIAA Over Patent. News.com. Sept. 8, 2004.
See also:
Business Wire. Brilliant Digital Entertainment and Altnet File Suit Against Infringers of Its "TrueNames” Patent. Sept. 8, 2004.
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