James_F
02-08-03, 11:00 PM
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2130002,00.html
I'm wondering when DBSTalk.com will receive their letter for Scott blatantly ignoring this patent for his updates. :rolleyes:
That's not uncommon in the technology world -- the surprise was the scope of the claims. The sender, a company called Acacia Media Technologies, said it owned patents on the process of transmitting compressed audio or video online, one of the most basic multimedia technologies on the Net.
Bold patent claims on seemingly generic software ideas or business practices are an increasingly common part of the technology landscape. But there is reason to take Acacia seriously. Radio Free Virgin, the online music division of Richard Branson's Virgin corporation, said it agreed to license the technology late last year after a careful legal review.
I'm wondering when DBSTalk.com will receive their letter for Scott blatantly ignoring this patent for his updates. :rolleyes:
That's not uncommon in the technology world -- the surprise was the scope of the claims. The sender, a company called Acacia Media Technologies, said it owned patents on the process of transmitting compressed audio or video online, one of the most basic multimedia technologies on the Net.
Bold patent claims on seemingly generic software ideas or business practices are an increasingly common part of the technology landscape. But there is reason to take Acacia seriously. Radio Free Virgin, the online music division of Richard Branson's Virgin corporation, said it agreed to license the technology late last year after a careful legal review.