-Caveat Lector- Patents suit plaintiff aims to block sales of upcoming Windows The Associated Press SANTA CLARA, Calif. (June 27, 2001 2:05 p.m. EDT) - InterTrust Technologies Corp. said Wednesday it was expanding its patent infringement lawsuit against Microsoft Corp. and would seek to stop sales of the new Windows XP operating system. The lawsuit concerns digital rights management, or antipiracy measures that are essential in the move to put music, movies and other copyrighted material on the Internet. Digital rights management technology is used to limit what users can do with copyright material. InterTrust first sued in April, claiming the digital rights management software in Microsoft's Windows Media Player program and its operating systems violated a patent issued to InterTrust in February. That patent covers technology used in downloading digital content. On Tuesday, InterTrust said it had been granted another patent, this one governing its process for securing content that is copied from one device to another, such as from personal computers to MP3 players. The company said the new patent "substantially expands the implications for Microsoft's current and future products" that also secure content being transferred between devices. Specifically, InterTrust cited Windows Media Player, and the Millennium Edition and upcoming XP version of the Windows operating system. InterTrust said it would ask a federal court to stop sales of any Microsoft products that infringe on the patents. "The underlying issue is Microsoft's failure to respect InterTrust's pioneering, inventive work," said Ed Fish, president of the MetaTrust Utility, which is part of Santa Clara-based InterTrust. A Microsoft spokesman did not immediately return a call seeking comment, though the company has called the case a desperate attempt by InterTrust to avoid competing in the marketplace. InterTrust, founded in 1990, has licensing agreements and business partnerships with several companies that figure to play a large role in the future of digital content on the Internet, including AOL Time Warner, Adobe Systems, Nokia, Universal Music Group and Blockbuster. Shares of InterTrust were up 5 cents at $1.27 in midday trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market, where Microsoft shares were up 23 cents at $70.37. InterTrust stock is well off its 52-week high of $25.50 and the $100 price it achieved before the dot-com bust in 2000. ANOMALOUS IMAGES http://www.anomalous-images.com <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
