Apple to trademark "podcast"
 

Apple to trademark "podcast"


http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=34616



MAKER of entertainment gear Apple has decided to issue cease and desist notices to all those who use the word podcast on their web sites.

as leo laport sad on this subject
simple solution would be to use the term webcast from now on
sounds better for what it is.

That wont hold up.

Apple can tell people not to use "ipodcast", but they have no leverage over "podcast."

This is bad.

I am suprised Apple are doing this, as I am sure the term podcast helps get sales of ipods.

This is an extremely bad move on Apple's part. I'm sure they will sooner rather than later drop the whole thing... its pure idiocy.

no way! thats fucked...:(

ya right...

bump..........

Bad idea from Apple...

i think this is the same as the RIAA/MPAA cases , where people get scared shitless when they get a legal notice in the mail from some big company , they give in without a fight

all you need is a group to stand up to the civil suits , the courts will be in favour of the small player and tell apple to get fucked

afterall , Apple only have rights to IPOD , not podcast , podcast has become such a generic term now , in the public domain ,

No letters yet... just great domains///

Ipodadult.com
Ipodgays.com
Ipodlesbians.com
and about 200 other premiere domains.. many of them "podcasting"

Just not sure what to do with them yet,

ima newb

in other news.. Apple now owns the term "Pod People" and the movie Invasion of the Body Snatchers because there lawyers find the concept just so endearing and hip.

Google: Results 1 - 10 of about 98,100,000 for podcast.
Looks like apple will have alot of c&d's to send...