UK Court Denies SanDisk MP3 Patent Case Hearing
SanDisk tried to take its case against several MP3-related patent holders to court in England, but was denied a hearing by The High Court who stated all of SanDisk’s claims fell outside the court’s jurisdiction of the UK. SanDisk claimed that the Institut Für Rundfunktechnik Philips, France Telecom and TDF, all of which own European patents relating to MP3 sound encoding technology, were using the courts to intimidate the...
ASCAP Reports Record Revenues
ASCAP has reported record revenues of $785 million for 2006, royalty payments to members of $680 million, and an all-time low operating expense ratio of 12.0%, the performing rights organization revealed. Revenues exceeded those of 2005 by $37 million, showing a 5% growth. ASCAP attributes its performance to a number of factors: growing revenues from the licensing of existing and new music channels; operational efficiency; and the...
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