Apple told to pay RM1.26bil for infringing DRM patent

Apple was ordered by a US court to pay RM1.26bil to Personalised Media Communications for infringed a patent related to digital rights management. — REUTERS

Apple must pay US$308.5mil (RM1.26bil) to closely held Personalised Media Communications after a federal jury in Marshall, Texas, decided on Friday that the tech giant infringed a patent related to digital rights management.

Personalized Media had sued claiming Apple infringed its patent with technology including FairPlay, which is used for the distribution of encrypted content from its iTunes, App Store and Apple Music applications.