Discovery Sues Amazon over Kindle

Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISCA), the owner of Discovery Channel and other TV networks and websites, has filed a lawsuit against Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), alleging that the Kindle and Kindle 2 infringe on a Discovery patent issued in 2007 for e-book security and copyright protection. Discovery is seeking an unspecified amount of compensation.

Gregory T. Huang is the Editor of Xconomy Seattle. You can e-mail him at gthuang@xconomy.com or call 206-624-2249.

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