[Discussioni] Newsscan

[andrea.glorioso a binary-only.com]

>>>>> "fp" == Francesco Potorti` <pot a softwarelibero.it> writes:

    fp> STREAMING PATENT HAS NET RADIO SITES STEAMED A company that
    fp> says it owns patents on the process of transmitting compressed
    fp> audio or video online is flexing its muscle, demanding fees
    fp> from a host of Internet multimedia companies. Acacia Media
    fp> Technologies says its patents may even cover pay-per-view
    fp> movies on cable TV and in hotel rooms. And while Acacia's move
    fp> has outraged Internet entrepreneurs, many of them are
    fp> reluctantly forking over the fees. "We did research on the
    fp> claims and found that they were pretty clear -- somewhat
    fp> broad, but specific enough to cover us," says Zack Zalon,
    fp> general manager of the Radio Free Virgin Web site. "We
    fp> realized that they were tight enough that a license would be
    fp> substantially less expensive in the long run than litigation." 
    fp> Meanwhile, the trend toward companies exercising ownership
    fp> over what generally are viewed as overly broad patents has
    fp> drawn the ire of many experts, but analysts admit it's a
    fp> strategy that's likely to increase in popularity. "With the
    fp> economy the way it is, you see a lot more people trying to
    fp> leverage their intellectual property. It's one of the few ways
    fp> left that people can actually make money," says Rich Belgard,
    fp> an independent patent consultant. (CNet News.com 6 Feb 2003)
    fp> http://news.com.com/2100-1023-983552.html?tag=lh

Qualcuno ha dei link agli specifici brevetti di Acacia?

A meno  che non siano  molto vecchi, credo  ci sia un evidente caso di
"prior art" da parte di Real Networks (piu` vari progetti universitari
non cosi` recenti).

ciao,

andrea
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