EFF says Clear Channel patent doesn't sound right

Iria · Feb 16, 2006, 06:49 PM

A while back, we reported on the Electronic Frontier Foundation's (EFF) effort to take down some of the bogus patents that have been popping up in recent years—patents granted on previously existing or very obvious technology. Yesterday they decided to throw down the gauntlet on one of them: the recording patent purchased by Clear Channel in 2004, which that company claims grants them exclusive rights over any system used to make recordings during concerts with the goal of offering them for sale in digital format immediately afterward.
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Read More / Source: Ars Technica

Feb 16, 2006, 06:49 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	EFF says Clear Channel patent doesn't sound right A while back, we reported on the Electronic Frontier Foundation's (EFF) effort to take down some of the bogus patents that have been popping up in recent years—patents granted on previously existing or very obvious technology. Yesterday they decided to throw down the gauntlet on one of them: the recording patent purchased by Clear Channel in 2004, which that company claims grants them exclusive rights over any system used to make recordings during concerts with the goal of offering them for sale in digital format immediately afterward. ____________ Read More / Source: Ars Technica