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Apple and friends hit with C&D for "actively avoiding" use of DRM tech 
Engadget | by Paul Miller | Fri, May 11
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Filed under: Portable AudioHere's a new one on us. Instead of suing companies for infringing on its patents, like all the cool kids are doing, Media Rights Technologies has sent cease and desist letters to Apple, Microsoft, RealNetworks and Adobe for "actively avoiding" the use of its te...
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