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What exactly is in the patent? A broad description of iTunes’ functions or what? The article doesn’t mention.
by Aerbil313 3y ago
What exactly is in the patent? A broad description of iTunes’ functions or what? The article doesn’t mention.
- saintlunaire 3y agoThis article [1] I found from 2017 goes into a tiny bit more detail: Smartflash was founded in 2000 by inventor Patrick Racz, who obtained several patents on a system for storing data like songs, videos and games and accessing that data through electronic payments systems. Racz was unable to commercialize the technology and Smartflash sells no products of its own. And then on the connection with Apple: Smartflash’s complaint alleged that Racz has discussed his ideas in 2000 with a technologist who later became a senior director at Apple. The Guardian however states: But in the fallout from 9/11 and the dotcom crash, Spears and Gemplus pulled out, and Racz says in court that Gemplus – also a partner to Apple – then claimed the product as its own. [1] https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN1685D5/ https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN1685D5/
- jbverschoor 3y agoSpears here is Britney Spears, who signed up as brand ambassador.
- Salgat 3y agoSounds like things that had no business being patented.
- jbverschoor 3y agoActually a very detailed description, including the depiction of an iPod as the device, of iTunes / what later became the App Store.