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Apple: C&D to companies using 'Podcast'
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It looks like an attempt to push people towards using iPods for podcasts.
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Apple's obsession with its vertical-integration business model works well in some cases, but as we all know, they can get too greedy with this, and it almost killed them once.
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mp3casting is ok, right ? 
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I think to a lot of people, the Apple "un-initiates" shall we say, this will be their first time seeing how petty Apple Legal can be.
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It's a stupid move on Apple's part.
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Very stupid. That usage does not harm the iPod in any way. Does Apple even own a mark to the term?
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Originally Posted by Big Mac
Very stupid. That usage does not harm the iPod in any way. Does Apple even own a mark to the term?
No, but it is hurting Apple's chances of trademarking "iPodcast," which is what they're trying to do.
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Well, they should have gotten their marks in order before the terms became the part of the public domain. There are far too many people and entities podcasting for Apple to win this one, and it only fosters bad will against the company.
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Apple needs to make an app that allows anybody to make and host Podcasts with ease.
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Originally Posted by ort888
Apple needs to make an app that allows anybody to make and host Podcasts with ease.
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I was out when Podcasting first showed up. Apple didn't trademark it, did they? They didn't actually even create it, did they? Some enterprising person said "Hey RSS makes audio feeds work..."
Where does Apple get off trying to cease and desist a common term? This is ridiculous.
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Originally Posted by ort888
Apple needs to make an app that allows anybody to make and host Podcasts with ease.
Well, seeing as how Apple has been trying to get a trademark on "iPodcast," I would think that's what they're trying to do.
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Originally Posted by Big Mac
Well, they should have gotten their marks in order before the terms became the part of the public domain. There are far too many people and entities podcasting for Apple to win this one, and it only fosters bad will against the company.
I agree. They should have tried it much, much sooner. But I don't see how "iPodcast" is any different from "iTunes." The word "tunes" is much more commonplace (and has been around A LOT longer) than "podcast" is... and they were granted the trademark of "iTunes."
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Originally Posted by SirCastor
I was out when Podcasting first showed up. Apple didn't trademark it, did they? They didn't actually even create it, did they? Some enterprising person said "Hey RSS makes audio feeds work..."
Where does Apple get off trying to cease and desist a common term? This is ridiculous.
Some enterprising person is Kevin Marks.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Marks
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