Podcasters getting threatened

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Leisher
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By a patent troll.

Why are we allowing people/companies to file non-specific patents?

I get that people need to protect ideas prior to getting them developed, but should these patents have such a lack of description regarding the technology? I mean, using the example in the link can't it be describing podcasts, Hulu, Netflix, hell even updates to online games?

Stupid.
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It's because anyone can file a patent about anything. When a patent is filed all you have to show is that it doesn't conflict with prier patents. Beyond that they are accepted completely non-critically on the assumption that they will be ruled invalid in court one day if they are in fact invalid.

It's a stupid system designed to give patent lawyers as much job security as possible.
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The patent system in the U.S. is broken beyond repair. Another fine example of how our legal system is a piece of shit.
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