Apple asks court to dismiss iTunes DRM case after curious plaintiff twist<article>
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<p>Apple is asking a California U.S. District Court to dismiss the class-action case accusing the company of violating antitrust laws.</p><p>Apple’s attorneys argue that the two plaintiffs in the case over iTunes DRM, who represent about 8 million iPod owners, don’t have standing to sue Apple because they didn’t even own affected iPod models, according to a motion for dismissal filed Friday.</p><p>Apple asked Melanie Tucker on Thursday to produce proof that she purchased iPods between 2006 and 2009, before Apple ended use of DRM in iTunes. Tucker and co-plaintiff Marianna Rosen claim Apple prevented songs from rival music services from playing on iPods with firmware updates in iTunes 7.0 and 7.4. Tucker’s attorneys confirmed that she didn’t purchase iPods covered within the class, and removed her from the plaintiff list on Thursday.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2856134/apple-asks-court-to-dismiss-itunes-drm-case-after-curious-plaintiff-twist.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Apple asks court to dismiss iTunes DRM case after curious plaintiff twist
