Tuesday, January 8, 2008

Suit demands Apple license Microsoft DRM

Nothing breeds lawsuits like success. And for Apple, the New Year is bringing a rash of them. Apple disclosed in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission that an iPod customer, Melanie Tucker, has filed a suit against the company, claiming that Apple violates antitrust laws by not allowing music bought on iTunes to be played on non-Apple music players.

Tucker is seeking class-action status and asking the U.S. District Court for Northern California to force Apple to make iTunes purchases compatible with devices other than the iPod and to pay damages to anyone who bought an iPod or iTunes track after April 28, 2003.

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