Apple settles iPod Lawsuit for $10 Million

From InfoWorld
Burst.com, which had charged Apple with using four of its patents in the iPod and iTunes, will get $10 million and will make most of its patents available to Apple. Apple agreed to settle a patent dispute with Burst.com on Wednesday, ending two years of litigation.

Under the agreement, Apple will pay Burst.com $10 million and get access to Burst.com's patent portfolio, with some exceptions, Burst.com said in a press release. Apple won't have access to four of Burst.com's current and pending patents, including three pending patents relating to DVR (digital video recorder) technology. Court costs, expenses, and attorney's fees will reduce the proceeds to Burst.com to $4.6 million.

Burst agreed not to sue Apple over current or pending DVR patents, Burst.com said. Burst alleged that Apple infringed four patents for transmission of compressed audio and video files in iTunes, iLife, QuickTime, and the iPod.

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