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Open Source Music Fingerprinter Gets Patent Nastygram

Posted by timothy on from the their-patent-gives-away-the-secret dept.

Nushio writes "The code wasn't even released, and yet Roy van Rijn, a Music & Free Software enthusiast received a C&D from Landmark Digital Services, owners of Shazam, a music service that allows you to find a song, by listening to a part of it. And if that wasn't enough, they want him to take down his blog post (Google Cache) explaining how he did it because it 'may be viewed internationally. As a result, [it] may contribute to someone infringing our patents in any part of the world.'" Update: 07/09 00:31 GMT by T :Story updated to reflect that Shazam is multiplatform, not Android-only, as implied by the original phrasing.

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  1. Re:Free Speech by h4rr4r · · Score: 0, Troll

    The code is not ready to use. Compilation takes free speech and makes it into a device for a specific task. This is 100% a bullshit argument.

  2. Re:Well, really... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    And no comment is above -1 troll moderation.

  3. music thief fucks by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    stories on databases and science go largely without comment but mention music and copyrights and all the wannabes come crawling out of the woodwork with their bullshit merit-less theories on how the law should work.

    slashdot is becoming a shitpot.

  4. Hey! by TrisexualPuppy · · Score: -1, Troll

    Gay sex!