Company Awarded "The Patent For Podcasting"

Chris Albrecht writes "VoloMedia announced today that it has been awarded what it called the 'patent for podcasting.' According to the press announcement, patent number 7,568,213, titled 'Method for Providing Episodic Media,' covers: '...the fundamental mechanisms of podcasting, including providing consumer subscription to a show, automatically downloading media to a computer, prioritizing downloads, providing users with status indication, deleting episodes, and synchronizing episodes to a portable media device.'"

Comments

I wonder if they infringe on apple?

[allaunjsilverfox2]

Since they are basically describing a function in iTunes, i wonder if they will run afoul of apple and their "Lawyers of Doom" (TM).

Re:I wonder if they infringe on apple?

[Anonymous Coward]

Call it a "Walkman", it annoys the hell out of the iZealots.

Re:Will the madness ever end?

[oroborous]

it sure is with our current USPTO... so long as you have the money to patent your flatulences!

Re:Filed: October 9, 2008

[ThatsNotFunny]

That's like saying the Coca-Cola Company invented cocaine.