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RealNetworks, Inc. V. Streambox, Inc.
''RealNetworks, Inc. v. Streambox, Inc.'', 2000 WL 127311 (W.D. Wash., 2000), was a Copyright law of the United States, copyright law case of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, over the anti-circumvention provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and whether those provisions are violated by a service that enables Internet users to circumvent the Digital rights management, copyright protection controls used by a Streaming media, streaming platform.''RealNetworks, Inc. v. Streambox, Inc.''2000 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1889(W.D. Wash., 2000). Background RealNetworks was an early innovator in streaming media, and in the late 1990s developed a paid service that allowed users to stream copyrighted audio and video files with the authorization of the copyright owners; the users would not be able to make copies of the audio and video data. RealNetworks used proprietary formats, including .rm ("RealMedia") for audio files, that were intended to be diffi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States District Court For The Western District Of Washington
The United States District Court for the Western District of Washington (in case citations, W.D. Wash.) is the federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises the following counties of the state of Washington: Clallam, Clark, Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Pierce, San Juan, Skagit, Skamania, Snohomish, Thurston, Wahkiakum, and Whatcom. Its courthouse, built in 2004, is located at 7th and Stewart in Seattle. As of the 2000 census, 4.6 million people resided in the Western District, representing 78% of the state's population. The district includes the cities of Bellingham, Bremerton, Seattle, Bellevue, Olympia, Vancouver, Everett, and Tacoma, amongst others. Cases from the Western District of Washington are appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit). The United St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |