Clear Channel Buys Patent For Instant Live CDs

Posted by timothy on Tuesday May 25, 2004 @11:59PM from the they're-certainly-mine dept.

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?"

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Much love for by Anonymous Coward · 2004-05-26 00:01 · Score: -1, Redundant

the MS of live entertainment.

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Time for an anti-trust suit by nurb432 · 2004-05-26 00:02 · Score: -1, Redundant

Sounds like its time to bring them before congress so they can get their wrist slapped.

What is with these media industries.. they used to be all for technological advances.. its partially what made them who they are today.

They all suck.

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