I'm not sure, but I've heard t'ings. I think I'd rather pick on the house of the mouse than try an get a "tax" from the good fella's. They usually settle out of court don't they?
This is a patent on a system. It should be considered as a whole.
Is this a patent on audio/video compression? No.
Is this a patent on transmitting audio/video over a phone line? No.
Is this a patent on receiving audio/video over a phone line? No.
This is a patent that puts those components, and others, together forming a system. Web radio utilizes some of those same components, but not all. I am a webcaster and run a successful web radio business. I provide a system that transmits compressed audio over the internet. I do not provide a receiver, other businesses sell the components for reception. The user can not choose what content they receive, that level of interactivity is prohibited under the terms of my license with the copyright holders. Selecting content is a component of this patent. The audio can not be stored for later playback at a time of the recipients choosing, at least not without somehow circumventing the technologies I use. Storage for later playback, time shifting, is a component of this patent.
As a webcaster, I'm interested in this issue. I'm also reasonably well informed. I haven't received a letter from Acacia... yet. We're ready for it though.
Cheers.
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Dude, the one righteous thing about this mostly bogus bill is the creation of a Center of Excellence. A truly bodacious idea indeed. Party on.
I'm not sure, but I've heard t'ings. I think I'd rather pick on the house of the mouse than try an get a "tax" from the good fella's. They usually settle out of court don't they?
This is a patent on a system. It should be considered as a whole. Is this a patent on audio/video compression? No. Is this a patent on transmitting audio/video over a phone line? No. Is this a patent on receiving audio/video over a phone line? No. This is a patent that puts those components, and others, together forming a system. Web radio utilizes some of those same components, but not all. I am a webcaster and run a successful web radio business. I provide a system that transmits compressed audio over the internet. I do not provide a receiver, other businesses sell the components for reception. The user can not choose what content they receive, that level of interactivity is prohibited under the terms of my license with the copyright holders. Selecting content is a component of this patent. The audio can not be stored for later playback at a time of the recipients choosing, at least not without somehow circumventing the technologies I use. Storage for later playback, time shifting, is a component of this patent. As a webcaster, I'm interested in this issue. I'm also reasonably well informed. I haven't received a letter from Acacia... yet. We're ready for it though. Cheers.