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PlayMedia causes troubles to Napster/BMG

20 June 2002 15:52 by Petteri "dRD" Pyyny | 1 comment

Name from the past, PlayMedia Systems, is here to haunt the MP3 community yet again. Company made its name well-known back in 1999, when it sued Nullsoft for using PlayMedia's code in their mega-popular MP3 player, WinAMP. This time, PlayMedia says that Napster can't be simply just sold to Bertelsmann, because it includes PlayMedia's technology.

Company filed documents to court on Tuesday, stating that PlayMedia created the MP3 playing technology used in original Napster client and also was partly responsible of the security features of still-under-development subscription service and its client. And according to PlayMedia, Napster's license doesn't allow Napster to sell its license to Bertelsmann.

So, to put it simply, company is trying to squeeze few bucks out of Big Boy, German media giant Bertelsmann.

Permalink to this article

Nullsoft releases WASTE -- AOL pulls the plug (31 May 2003)

Napster's sale is very close (27 September 2002)

Bankruptcy judge blocks the sale of Napster (3 September 2002)

Napster to use PlayMedia technology to power their membership service (16 July 2001)

Playmedia sues AOL over WinAMP (19 April 2001)

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Ketola (Admin) 21 June 2002 1:13
LOL =) Well.. I guess there's nothing wrong with looking after one's financial intrests. Jari Ketola Administrator http://www.AfterDawn.com [ + quote]