Company Awarded "The Patent For Podcasting" 202
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.'"
I wonder if they infringe on apple? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Will the madness ever end? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:I wonder if they infringe on apple? (Score:2, Funny)
Call it a "Walkman", it annoys the hell out of the iZealots.
Re:Filed: October 9, 2008 (Score:2, Funny)