Intertainer, which was one of the pioneers in delivering movies over the internet has sued Apple, Google, and Napster. Intertainer was so early into the internet movie business that it folded. Or, maybe it was just badly run.
Intertainer claims that the companies listed in its complaint violate patents to its digital entertainment platform.
The idea that Intertainer could collect something on it suit is not entirely insane. Creative Technology brought and IP suit against Apple for certain interfaces on the iPod. Creative ended up collectng a large settlement.
Burst.com, a defunct server technology company, filed IP suits against Apple and Microsoft. Microsoft settled the suit for $60 million.
The only way Intertainer will get any money from its business is to win one of these suits. Some law firm must be willing to take some risk on that.
You never know.
Douglas A. McIntyre can be reached at [email protected]. He does not own securities in companies that he writes about.
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