Business
YANGAROO wins ruling in injunction case against Destiny Media
TORONTO, Sept. 9 /CNW/ - YANGAROO Inc., (TSX-V: YOO, OTCBB: YOOIF) the industry's leading secure ...
About this update from Yangaroo Inc.
[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nTORONTO, Sept. 9 /CNW/ - YANGAROO Inc., (TSX-V: YOO, OTCBB: YOOIF) the\nindustry's leading secure digital media distribution company, is pleased to\nannounce that a Federal Court in Wisconsin has ruled in its favor on a Motion\nto Dismiss brought by Defendant Destiny Media Technologies Inc. (OTC:DSNY).\nYANGAROO is suing Destiny for patent infringement in the United States and\nseeks an injunction against the sale and use of Destiny's PlayMPE system.\n\n\nYANGAROO filed the infringement claim following the grant of its United\nStates patent No. 7,529,712, titled "Content Distribution System and Method"\nin May 2009. This patent covers a method of distributing digital content, such\nas music and advertising, to selected individuals over a network, including\nthe Internet. The claim was filed in the United States Federal District Court\nin Wisconsin against Destiny Media Technologies Inc. (OTC:DSNY), as well as\nDestiny Software Productions, Inc., and MPE Distribution, Inc. In addition to\nrequesting an injunction, the claim requests the payment of unspecified\ndamages for patent infringement and other costs to be determined at trial.\n\n\n"We are very pleased that the court has moved swiftly to rule in our\nfavor on this motion," said John Heaven, President and CEO of YANGAROO. "The\nCourt has rejected Destiny's attempt to end the litigation early, without a\nruling on the substantive infringement claims, and has instead set a\nscheduling conference so the parties can get to the merits of the matter. We\nlook forward to expediting this process."\n\n\nAbout YANGAROO:\n\n\nYANGAROO's patented Digital Media Distribution System (DMDS) is a leading\nsecure B2B digital delivery solution for the music and advertising industries.\nDMDS is a web-based delivery system that pioneers secure digital file\ndistribution by incorporating biometrics, high-value encryption and\nwatermarking. DMDS replaces the physical distribution of audio and video\ncontent for music, music videos, and advertising to television, radio, media,\nretailers and other authorized recipients with more accountable, effective,\nand far less costly digital delivery of broadcast quality media via the\nInternet.\n\n\nNamed one of Canada's Top 100 Tech Companies for 2009 by Canadian\nBusiness, YANGAROO has offices in Toronto, New York, Lo...