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Legalbrief   |   your legal news hub Sunday 19 April 2026

Microsoft pays Burst.com $60m in settlement

Microsoft is to pay video-player software vendor Burst.com $60m to settle Burst.com’s antitrust and patent-infringement claims, reports PCWorld.

The settlement will give Microsoft a non-exclusive right to Burst’s media player software. Burst.com filed its lawsuit against Microsoft in June 2002, alleging that Microsoft stole patented technology and trade secrets concerning Internet-based video on demand for its Windows Media Player product. Full PCWorld report