Apple Sued Over iTunes Patent Infringement

Washington (dbTechno) - A company by the name of ZapMedia has filed a lawsuit against Apple, stating that Apple is guilty of patent infringement. The lawsuit states that Apple’s iTunes Store uses patented technologies for distributing digital media over the internet.

ZapMedia filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.

The patent infringement is linked to a patent that was filed in 2000 and awarded to ZapMedia in 2006.

The other patent involved in the suit was awarded to ZapMedia on Tuesday.

The patent, according to the lawsuit, is in regards to a platform “media library database server application that manages access [to] a master library of media assets that can be accessed by users via one or more communication networks. A plurality of media player devices communicate with the portal to access media assets for use. Each media player device may comprise a processor that executes a database client application that manages media assets licensed for use by a user.”

ZapMedia states that Apple continued to infringe in a reckless manner even after they knew that they were doing wrong.

ZapMedia is seeking monetary damages and a permanent injunction against Apple.