Microsoft Settles InterTrust Suit for $440 Million

(reg. req.): Microsoft has reached a $440 million legal settlement and licensing deal with InterTrust, the DRM pioneer…

InterTrust sued Microsoft three years ago after making the accusation that technology that it had shown Microsoft in discussions of a licensing deal started appearing in Microsoft products.

The settlement covers Microsoft and consumers who use Microsoft software. But media companies and software developers that make new commercial products or services that run on Microsoft’s Windows operating system may well have to seek a license from InterTrust.

More settlement details here

Update: News.com: “Microsoft really wants to make sure that Windows is the best platform for secure digital media,” said Directions on Microsoft analyst Matt Rosoff. “This allows Microsoft to continue forward with some of its digital rights management initiatives.”

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