View this article at: http://dev.macnn.com/articles/07/01/03/digital.patent.lawsuit Wednesday, Jan 03, 2007 9:15am Apple, Google, Napster sued... Apple, Google, and Napster are being sued by online movie distributor Intertainer, according to Bloomberg News. Papers filed last Friday in a federal court in Texas indicate that the three companies are accused of infringing a patent on a way to distribute digital entertainment over the internet, which has caused "irreparable harm" to Intertainer; it has asked the court for cash compensation and an order to prevent the companies from using its technology, according to the report. Intertainer alleges that the companies' infringement was "willful and deliberate," which could allow the judge to triple any damages, if the claims can be proved. The patent in question, for a "digital entertainment service platform," was issued in August 2005. Both Microsoft and Intel are investors in Intertainer.