Patent Trolls

[dfergie]

Anyone who knows me knows I’m not a fan of Patent Trolls. Actually, there are only a few areas in which Im a fan of patents at all. The lawsuits filed against Magnolia (and Apple, Amazon and Weinstein Companies) are perfect examples of why. In this case a company was able to get a patent on the downloading of movies over cellular networks , but only for movies that have not been released in theaters yet.
Could there be a more ridiculous patent ever issued ?

http://blogmaverick.com/2014/01/28/...-they-are-released-in-theaters-over-cellular/

 

[dfergie]

The above is from Marc Cuban's blog found here...
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/5-patents-aimed-at-future-678834

 

[Pepper]

They have patented what exactly?! Not streaming media, not streaming media to a cellular device, but specifically streaming media to a cellular device if that media is a feature film prior to its theatrical release.

I agree. Until I see something worse, this is the most ridiculous patent ever granted.