SanDisk faces MP3 licence dispute
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SanDisk MP3 players are seized from a German electronics show amid a growing legal battle over licensing.
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Ongoing patent infringement suit had barred SanDisk from showing its MP3 players until trade show's last day.
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The electronics giant will finally support the MP3 format. Is it too little, too late?
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SanDisk puts its MP3 players back on display at a German electronics show after overturning a court injunction.
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- SanDisk Corp  said it signed a patent  cross-license agreement with PNY Technologies to settle patent  cases it filed against PNY regarding flash memory products.
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Amazon: "Many of our customers have already discovered that one cheap way to get DRM-free MP3s is to buy them on CD and rip them themselves." Here's a screen shot. It's common-sense advice, but still somewhat remarkable that they're addressing the issue of DRM right there on the home page. It could be that I'm seeing it and you're not (possibly because I just bought a Linux hand-held computer from Nokia). It's hard to tell.  Here's their guide to ripping CDs.
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Real's new 'Rhapsody DNA' will allow Sandisk to incorporate the Rhapsody service with the attractive Sansa e200 MP3 player in a way that could make Apple and Microsoft nervous.  In Listening Post.
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p2pnet.net News:- Virgin Electronics has joined the mp3 race with a $250, five gig player which also handles Microsoft&#39;s WMA format.
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PNY Technologies and SanDisk on Thursday settled a patent dispute that will allow PNY to continue distribution of flash storage products.As part of the settlement, PNY will license technology from SanDisk and pay royalties to distribute flash-memory products including USB (Universal Serial Bus) drives and CompactFlash cards. Other terms of the agreement were not released.SanDisk originally sought legal action against multiple flash storage vendors, including PNY Technologies, as part of three patent-infringement suits filed in the U.S. District Court in the Western District of Wisconsin and the U.S. International Trade Commission. Alleging the vendors of violating multiple patents, SanDisk sought damages and an order from the ITC banning import of flash-memory products into the U.S.The settlement with PNY will not disrupt patent claims pending against other vendors, SanDisk said in a statement.SanDisk and PNY Technologies representatives did not respond to requests for comment.
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Sony is on a roll after the announcement that some of its digital audio players will now support MP3 files. Up to now, they only supported the company&#39;s proprietary ATRAC3plus format, a technology used in its Mini Disc players.
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By JESSICA MINTZ SEATTLE - A federal jury's ruling that Microsoft infringed on two MP3 patents and must pay $1.52 billion in damages could turn into a major sour note for other technology companies in the digital music business.
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The tune seems to be changing ever so slowly at some record labels when it comes to DRM. Both out of consumer demand and to some extent necessity, some have begun to offer digital downloads in the unprotected MP3 format.
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A pilot program at the Microsoft Download Center will require users to validate their Windows license in exchange for access to file downloads. Users with counterfeit software may find themselves locked out altogether.
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SanDisk's new music player is nice, and RealNetworks' companion Rhapsody subscription service offers some cool features. Together, can they make an iPod killer? Commentary by Leander Kahney.
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Lawyers for file-swapping software firm Kazaa have begun their defence in a landmark Australian music piracy case. Kazaa said its software, which allows users to exchange copyrighted music over
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A licensing row is forcing net radio service Pandora to stop streaming music to fans based in the UK.
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Some outlets are reporting that Sony has decided to add native mp3 support to its digital music players, but the electronics giant says it has not yet made a final decision.