ZapMedia Services Inc. is demanding unspecified damages and royalties from California-based Apple for supposedly using its intellectual property in iPod MP3 players and iTunes.<\/p>\n
"The complaint alleges that ZapMedia Services' property is being exploited in a manner which is unlawful," ZapMedia attorney Steven Hill of law firm Hill, Kertscher & Wharton said in a written release.<\/p>\n
A lawsuit filed in a US district court in Texas contends ZapMedia began work on a "system and method for distributing media assets to user devices via a portal synchronized by said user devices" in the late 1990s.<\/p>\n
ZapMedia contends it met with Apple and "major technology and media companies around the globe" while crafting an online content delivery platform which it eventually patented.<\/p>\n
Apple launched its iTunes digital content software in 2001.<\/p>\n
ZapMedia said it tried to resolve the alleged patent violation complaint with Apple before resorting to a lawsuit. Apple declined to comment on the lawsuit as per its policy not to discuss pending litigation.<\/p>\n
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