Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Tue 18th Apr 2006 17:47 UTC
Law and Order A U.S. judge has quashed Microsoft's attempts to obtain documents in its antitrust battle against the European Commission, ruling the software giant was trying to undermine European Union law. Elsewhere, Burst.com has filed a countersuit against Apple Computer claiming that the iTunes software, the iPod and the Quicktime streaming software all infringe on patents held by Burst.com, Burst announced Monday.
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Suing Burst was an enormous mistake
by jeanmarc on Wed 19th Apr 2006 06:29 UTC
jeanmarc
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2005-07-06

Check this out :
http://blogs.siliconvalley.com/gmsv/2006/04/its_antitrust_l.html

Burst is not a so-called "patent troll" -- a company that holds patents but doesn't develop products.
Rather, Burst has a long history of producing and using its patented technology, which strengthens its case.

Edited 2006-04-19 06:34