The BetaNet company announced to have launched suits for patent violation against Apple, Microsoft, IBM, Kodak, Adobe… Apple is cited for its QuickTime software, iTunes and Aperture. The patents in question were deposited in 1993 have titles such as " Security system for the activation of software of personal computers on distant sites". It is difficult to dig into the layers of these patents, so it is hard for us to know if they are really violated. On the other hand, it is easy to appreciate that they want to make money from patents 17 years after their deposition.
