Media Rights Technologies and BlueBeat Threaten Apple, Microsoft, Adobe Systems and Real Networks
Sometimes the stories just get plain weird: Media Rights Technologies, a manufacturer of software to manage digital rights, has sent a cease-and-desist letter to Apple, Microsoft, Adobe Systems and Real Networks, demanding that they stop “actively avoiding” the use of MRT’s products. The legal claim is that the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which became law in 1998, makes it illegal to circumvent technological protection measures that control access to copyrighted works and so, by not using the company’s software, the four named companies are violating the law. TechNewsWorld.com has the details, if you’re interested.
