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Personal Audio podcast lawsuits ended by Supreme Court rejection

Posted on May 15, 2018 by Anna Washenko

The final nail is in the coffin for a long-time patent troll. Personal Audio had claimed the intellectual property rights to podcasting, launching cases against influential players from the corporate CBS to the individual comedian Adam Carolla to try to collect licensing fees. Continue Reading →

Personal Audio loses Patent Office challenge, podcasting patent remains invalidated

Posted on August 8, 2017 by Anna Washenko

The Electronic Frontier Foundation announced that a panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has unanimously upheld a ruling against the Personal Audio podcasting patent. The latest court decision is another win for both the EFF and the podcasting community after a few tense years in court. Continue Reading →