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Clear Channel Buys Patent For Instant Live CDs
An anonymous reader writes "According to this Rolling Stone article, and this article at P2P, everyone's favorite monopolist, Clear Channel, is bullying DiscLive and other companies in the available-after-the-concert live CD business by forbidding them from operating in their venues.
Looking at the actual Clear Channel patent itself, it's obvious that, unlike what is said by their Instant Live program head Steve Simon, their patent is very specific, and doesn't cover all media types and all onsite production, so isn't CC just standing behind a bogus patent to continue to act like a monopolist? Anyone have prior art to invalidate their patent?"
Oh dear. You weren't the victim of queer bashers were you?
Other than successfully marketing an overpriced MP3 player, when was the last time that Apple came up with something new and innovative? Was it adding color with the Apple ][ around 1977 or something like that?
Back in 1988, I recorded a Pet Shop Boys concert on DAT, and got mugged outside the stadium. Does that count as instant distribution?
Actually, that mugging was to STOP the distribution of said music. You have to understand that they were acting with the good of humanity in mind.
Back in 1988, I recorded a Pet Shop Boys concert on DAT, and got mugged outside the stadium. Does that count as instant distribution?
Maybe they mugged you to cure you of your bad taste
in music ?
Is because you're an idiot who can't be bothered to filter his own information, so you'd rather let someone else do it. Then you complain about the moderators.