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Netflix Granted Patent on DVD Subscription Rentals

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the almost-as-bad-as-one-click dept.

A few folks noted a new patent showing up from netflix. They apparently now have a patent on their model of subscribing to rentals- where instead of being charged per disc, you are charged a monthly fee and can keep the rentals indefinitely without late fees. You can patent anything! Get on the bus!

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  1. Walmart? by DetrimentalFiend · · Score: 3, Redundant

    This canâ(TM)t be good for Walmart. I wonder if Netflix will use this patent to shut down their competing service or if theyâ(TM)ll be âoeniceâ and license it for an obscene amount. People need to start pushing this issue with their representatives before e-mailing, calling, faxing, and talking are all patented.

  2. New patent idea by dcorbin · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I'm going to patent the idea of getting lots of stupid patents as a way to be make it rich.

    Sure, there's prior art for this "business innovation", but that hasn't mattered to the PTO for a long time now.

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    David Corbin Promote Freedom - American Liberty Foundation
  3. "You can patent anything! Get on the bus!" by mwood · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Sorry, I hold the U.S. patent on "method for boarding a bus". You'll have to pay me for a license first. :-)

  4. That settles it. by hitzroth · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I've put in my application to patent patenting business plans and other intangibles. Five years from now I will own the world.

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    In mathematics, one does not understand things, one merely gets used to them.
    --VonNeumann