<s>
SeeqPod	B-Application
was	O
a	O
search	O
and	O
recommendation	O
engine	O
specifically	O
for	O
indexing	O
and	O
finding	O
playable	O
search	B-Application
results	I-Application
including	O
audio	O
,	O
video	O
,	O
podcasts	O
and	O
Wikipedia	O
articles	O
that	O
were	O
publicly	O
accessible	O
on	O
the	O
World	O
Wide	O
Web	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
SeeqPod	B-Application
filed	O
for	O
bankruptcy	O
protection	O
under	O
chapter	O
11	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2010	O
,	O
Intertrust	O
Technologies	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
acquired	O
all	O
software	O
and	O
patents	O
developed	O
by	O
SeeqPod	B-Application
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
via	O
the	O
Chapter	O
7	O
Bankruptcy	O
proceeding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SeeqPod	B-Application
's	O
search	O
and	O
recommendation	O
technology	O
is	O
anchored	O
by	O
a	O
biomimetic	O
algorithm	O
originally	O
developed	O
at	O
the	O
Lawrence	O
Berkeley	O
National	O
Lab	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
GenoPharm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
unique	O
ability	O
to	O
understand	O
complex	O
,	O
hidden	O
relationships	O
between	O
genes	O
and	O
diseases	O
was	O
soon	O
applied	O
to	O
playable	O
media	O
content	O
on	O
the	O
internet	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
SeeqPod	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
SeeqPod	B-Application
is	O
powered	O
by	O
the	O
GenoPharm	O
algorithm	O
,	O
the	O
engine	O
solves	O
search	O
queries	O
by	O
linking	O
relevant	O
information	O
automatically	O
from	O
each	O
analyzed	O
source	O
of	O
information	O
,	O
creating	O
connections	O
similar	O
to	O
how	O
the	O
human	O
brain	O
might	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
traditional	O
search	B-Application
engines	I-Application
,	O
which	O
rely	O
mostly	O
on	O
familiar	O
keyword	O
associations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
R&D	O
Magazine	O
recognized	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
SeeqPod	B-Application
's	O
search	O
technology	O
by	O
naming	O
it	O
the	O
winner	O
of	O
the	O
2008	O
R&D	O
100	O
Award	O
in	O
Software	O
,	O
dubbed	O
the	O
'	O
Oscars	O
of	O
Innovation	O
 '	O
by	O
The	O
Chicago	O
Tribune	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
record	O
companies	O
have	O
attempted	O
to	O
sue	O
SeeqPod	B-Application
,	O
including	O
Warner	O
Music	O
Group	O
,	O
Elektra	O
Records	O
,	O
Rhino	O
Records	O
,	O
and	O
most	O
recently	O
EMI	O
and	O
Capitol	O
Records	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
a	O
multibillion-dollar	O
lawsuit	O
was	O
filed	O
by	O
EMI	O
and	O
Capitol	O
Records	O
against	O
Kasian	O
Franks	O
as	O
the	O
founder	O
of	O
SeeqPod	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
economic	O
conditions	O
and	O
litigation	O
,	O
SeeqPod	B-Application
filed	O
for	O
bankruptcy	O
protection	O
on	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
speculated	O
that	O
SeeqPod	B-Application
had	O
been	O
purchased	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
or	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
has	O
licensed	O
SeeqPod	B-Application
's	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
the	O
SeeqPod	B-Application
service	O
is	O
unavailable	O
,	O
it	O
no	O
longer	O
redirects	O
to	O
another	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SeeqPod	B-Application
founder	O
and	O
CEO/CVO	O
,	O
Kasian	O
Franks	O
has	O
recently	O
started	O
another	O
company	O
,	O
Mimvi	O
Inc.	O
,	O
which	O
uses	O
specialized	O
algorithms	O
to	O
automatically	O
aggregate	O
,	O
re-rank	O
,	O
organize	O
and	O
personalize	O
digital	O
content	O
on	O
the	O
Internet	O
and	O
on	O
mobile	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mimvi	O
focuses	O
on	O
personalized	B-Application
search	I-Application
,	O
discovery	O
and	O
recommendation	O
technology	O
for	O
video	O
content	O
including	O
music	O
,	O
travel	O
and	O
comedy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
technology	O
is	O
also	O
applied	O
to	O
a	O
consumer	O
search	B-Application
engine	I-Application
that	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
Google	O
"	O
for	O
discovering	O
mobile	O
apps	O
for	O
the	O
iPhone/iPod/iPad	O
,	O
Android	O
,	O
Symbian	O
and	O
Windows	O
Mobile	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
acquisition	O
talks	O
with	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
companies	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
August	O
30	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
that	O
SeeqPod	B-Application
's	O
technology	O
assets	O
were	O
acquired	O
by	O
Sony	O
's	O
Intertrust	O
division	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2010	O
,	O
Bloson	O
,	O
a	O
social	O
network	O
with	O
the	O
purpose	O
of	O
raising	O
money	O
for	O
charitable	O
causes	O
acquired	O
specifically	O
SeeqPod	B-Application
’s	O
domain	O
and	O
the	O
contact	O
information	O
of	O
its	O
user	O
base	O
,	O
which	O
equals	O
around	O
4	O
million	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
18	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Warner	O
Music	O
Group	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Elektra	O
Records	O
and	O
Rhino	O
Records	O
,	O
filed	O
a	O
complaint	O
against	O
SeeqPod	B-Application
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
District	O
Court	O
Central	O
District	O
of	O
California	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warner	O
Music	O
Group	O
alleges	O
that	O
SeeqPod	B-Application
is	O
liable	O
for	O
copyright	O
infringement	O
by	O
linking	O
to	O
sites	O
containing	O
unauthorized	O
and	O
illegal	O
copies	O
of	O
copyrighted	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
complaint	O
points	O
to	O
SeeqPod	B-Application
’s	O
ability	O
to	O
search	O
for	O
a	O
particular	O
type	O
of	O
content	O
–	O
music	O
–	O
that	O
is	O
copyrighted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SeeqPod	B-Application
is	O
claiming	O
safe	O
harbor	O
under	O
Title	O
II	O
of	O
the	O
1998	O
Digital	O
Millennium	O
Copyright	O
Act	O
(	O
DMCA	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Online	O
Copyright	O
Infringement	O
Liability	O
Limitation	O
Act	O
(	O
"	O
OCILLA	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
creates	O
a	O
safe	O
harbor	O
for	O
online	O
service	O
providers	O
(	O
OSPs	O
,	O
including	O
ISPs	O
)	O
against	O
copyright	O
liability	O
if	O
they	O
adhere	O
to	O
and	O
qualify	O
for	O
certain	O
prescribed	O
safe	O
harbor	O
guidelines	O
and	O
promptly	O
block	O
access	O
to	O
allegedly	O
infringing	O
material	O
(	O
or	O
remove	O
such	O
material	O
from	O
their	O
systems	O
)	O
if	O
they	O
receive	O
a	O
notification	O
claiming	O
infringement	O
from	O
a	O
copyright	O
holder	O
or	O
the	O
copyright	O
holder	O
's	O
agent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2009	O
,	O
Capitol	O
Records	O
and	O
EMI	O
filed	O
a	O
complaint	O
against	O
SeeqPod	B-Application
and	O
its	O
search	B-Application
engine	I-Application
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
similar	O
cases	O
have	O
been	O
filed	O
against	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
MP3Tunes.com,	O
Veoh	O
,	O
PornoTube	O
,	O
and	O
Divx/Stage	O
6	O
,	O
this	O
case	O
is	O
particularly	O
important	O
as	O
it	O
directly	O
tests	O
how	O
copyright	O
law	O
applies	O
to	O
search	B-Application
engines	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
before-mentioned	O
cases	O
,	O
which	O
involve	O
hosting	O
copyrighted	O
material	O
,	O
SeeqPod	B-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
be	O
sued	O
for	O
merely	O
searching	O
and	O
presenting	O
media	O
available	O
on	O
other	O
people	O
's	O
servers	O
.	O
</s>
