pudge's Journal: Ur Stupid

In her lawsuit, Stacie Somers makes three claims.

First, that Apple is "constricting the market" by choosing to not license a propietary licensing technology. In other words, because a third party decided to make music files that only certain players can play, Apple is somehow to blame for not paying for that privilege. Because apparently, everyone has the right for someone else to provide them with every proprietary technology that a third party comes up with. It's in the Constitution.

Second, she says that while Apple must license the other proprietary technology, that it is not allowed to have its own properietary technology. Because, um ... it just can't. It's totally a different thing.

Third, she claims Apple can only buy music from iTunes Music Store, which contains the aforementioned proprietary technology. Because apparently she's never heard of this marvelous device called a "Compact Disc" that you can buy -- like your iPod -- in places with names like "Target" and "Amazon" and "Fred's Gas Station." And there's also Amazon and other retailers that sell downloadable music you can put on your iPod.

Even without even getting into the actual claims, which have no merit, it's clear that she has suffered no damages whatsoever -- potential or otherwise -- and therefore has no standing anyway.

Cross-posted on <pudge/*>.

uhh wow.

[robi2106]

that is kind of surprising.... Will this even stand? I'm sure there will be several law offices pushing for it because hte target has $$$.

You need to post that on SP

[Red Warrior]

Unless you already did, I'm more than a little behind in my feeds.

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[pudge]

I dunno, you think SP cares much about this sort of thing?

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[Red Warrior]

Probably not, but I am there at least thrice as often as here. :-D
And it would be a break from the Paultards.