Apple, AT&T, Samsung, Verizon, and others sued over Shazam app

Earlier this week, a company called Tune Hunter accused music-finding service Shazam along with Samsung, Apple, Amazon.com, Napster, Motorola, Gracenote, Verizon Wireless, LG Electronics, AT&T Mobility, and Pantech Wireless of infringing on its patent on a music identification system. News.com reports.

The suit accuses Shazam's music discovery and identification service of violating the patent and the other companies of benefiting directly from Shazam's alleged infringement. Tune Hunter is asking for unspecified damages and an injunction from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern Division of Texas that would prevent "further infringement" on Tune Hunter's patent.

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