Burst.com has counter-sued Apple in a San Francisco federal district court for patent-infringement, MacWorld reports.
Apple had sued Burst in January seeking a ruling that the latter company's patents were invalid and therefore were not infringed by the iTunes Music Store, Quicktime Streaming Server, iTunes and the iPod.
Microsoft, faced with similar pressure last year, paid Burst $60 million for a license to the patents. Robert X. Cringely has been writing about this for awhile, and his major contention was that Apple's preemptive lawsuit would legitimize Burst's claims.
Looks like Burst may have a very legitmate suit. What do you you think? -Tim
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