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Apple to pay $308.5 million for allegedly violating a DRM patent

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Jon Fingas

Apple’s copyright protection technology will cost the company dearly. According to Bloomberg, a Marshall, Texas court ordered Apple to pay $ 308.5 million to Personalized Media Communications for allegedly violating a digital rights management (DRM) patent. PMC claimed in 2015 that the FairPlay technology used in the App Store, Apple Music and iTunes infringed seven … Read more

Warner Bros. roils game industry with patent on Nemesis gameplay mechanic by Kirkland’s Monolith

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Warner Bros. roils game industry with patent on Nemesis gameplay mechanic by Kirkland’s Monolith

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor. (WB press picture) Analysis: Warner Brothers has received a US patent for the Nemesis system, the signature mechanics of two successful video games in the universe of Lord of the Rings. WB’s patent for the Nemesis System # US20160279522A1 is listed as “Nemesis Characters, Nemesis Forts, Social Vendettes, and Followers in … Read more