A company that prevailed on Apple claims podcast inventions and sues distributors

ByColleen AF Venabl

A mechanism that discloses audio and video files published on the server on the Internet via RSS "PodcastNon-profit organizations in the United States who are active to protect the freedom of speech in the digital society against companies that are self-stated as inventors ofElectronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)Announced that it is preparing to take countermeasures.

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This time, the abuse of patent rights from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)Patent trollThe company pointed out to bePersonal Audio LLCis.


Since 1998, the company has not made any sales of products, it raises revenue by collecting licensing fees in response to other companies. In January 2013, a news site dealing with topics related to Apple that caused an appeal against prominent podcast program "Adam Corolla Show" "the Stuff You Should Know"9to 5MacI'm telling you.


We insist that Personal Audio LLC is a "podcast patent"[PDF] Patent No. 8, 112, 504Contents of "contents delivering media content as episode as a series of episodes" with the content that this patent was not issued until 2012, the company said that in 1996 the patent that entered in another form It is the source of the podcast and finally claims to follow patent 8, 112, 504.


On this subject, Mr. Dave Winer, one of the inventors of the podcast mechanism,Twitter accountIt seems that I have raised doubts about Personal Audio LLC by posting "How can a patent issued in 2012 cover the technology of a podcast that exists since around 2001?" .


Incidentally, this is not the first time Personal Audio LLC has filed a patent lawsuit. The company has fought with Apple, Samsung, RIM, Motorola, HTC, etc. using other patents, and in 2011 he has the right to pay for $ 8 million (about 720 million yen) in favor of Apple You win.


EFF stated that "If you are delivering a podcast and you are informed about patent litigation from Personal Audio LLC, we will help," said Julie Samuels, a staff member of the group, There are many people who will be subject to lawsuits beyond expectations.The EFF understands how big the situation is and strives to allow each stakeholder to keep in touch. According to DFF, contacting [email protected] will help you find lawyers and others.

That is why content distributors are involved in disputes over distribution platform patentsLitigation societyAlthough it seems to be American, the fact that technology companies suddenly appeal a content distributor with patent infringement one day has no sense at all.