The ‘real’ inventor of the iPod, iPhone and iTunes sues Sarah Jessica Parker and Steve Jobs
"I knew about the iPhone while filming 'Flight of the Navigator'!"
There are crazies, and then there are crazies! It’s a lawsuit-happy country, but when the nutjobs step into court, you can bet hilarity will ensue. Franz A. Wakefield is trying to get what he thinks he deserves in a suit against Sarah Jessica Parker and Steve Jobs. You see, Wakefield invented the iPod, iPhone and iTunes – way back in 1989. At a time when I was still fiddling with clunky portable cassette players and nifty little Pocket Rockers, Wakefield foresaw the future and the Internet and a way to monetize it all via a media store that would transfer music and movies onto tiny, portable devices and phones… until the FBI stole his secrets and suffered the betrayal of Sarah Jessica Parker.
The suit details the wackiness:
The suit claims that Wakefield [...] developed a friendship with Parker and “made a trade secret deal” with her to commercialize the iPod classic, nano, mini, shuffle, video, touch and photo, as well as iTunes and the iPhone. The supposed agreement would have granted Parker 2 percent of gross revenues from the products. Wakefield said he asked the FBI to watch over him to ensure the security of his inventions and deal with Parker.
He also wrote a letter to Steve Jobs:
This letter is to serve as a DEMAND for payment. Otherwise I will seek legal recourse for the immediate cease and desist from the manufacture, marketing, and sale of all the iPOD, iTunes, and Iphone lines; along with pursuing damages from the products sold to date, unjust enrichment caused by the theft, enforcement of the agreed 2% gross revenues on all sales, and any other applicable damages or compensation.
Apparently, this isn’t the first time Mr. Wakefield has tried to pull a stunt like this. In 2007, he filed a complaint with the FBI and which includes mention of a complaint against Ninetendo back in 1993. Is Wakefield completely batshit insane, or is he an unfortunate and misunderstood time-traveler?
AppleInsider via Gizmodo
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Sounds like he should consider retaining Orly Taitz, DDS, Esq. as counsel.
Ha! I’m sure she’ll gladly represent him in this case, and then fill a few his cavities later.
In response to another comment. See in context »I just want everyone to know that Im calling claim to T-Mobile’s 4G network and that I had the idea of it happening…. And if they build it, I want my 2% too…..
UMMM.. NO! WHAT AN IDIOT! And if time travel is possible, why not share that today, instead of bickering about iPods.
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