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Apple Cease and Desist
by Andrew McCaskey
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Lots and LOTS of activity surrounding the Techpodcast World.- in fact the entire world of podcasting.
I have a link to a PDF of the offending document from Apple, but there is not nearly enough time to go through the scores of sites and comments that have been arriving in emails all day.
Here are just a few of the headlines – the links, courtesy of the Techpodcasting Network to each article are included on the site.
ZDNET EXCLUSIVE: Apple Trademark Office docs point to REAL reasons for”
Podcast” controversy
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MacWorld Apple’s ‘Pod’ Police Dropping Hammer on Trademark offenders
“Apple spokesperson Kristin Huguet said the company was declining
comment on the pod cases — at least three have been publicized on
popular technology Web sites.”
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Jason Calacanis of Weblogs Inc, now owned by AOL:
Apple to trademark Podcast? (or “How to fight the good fight”)
“Now, if you feel more aggressive I would hold the line. Apple could
very well lose the trademark for podcasting and podcast. Apple legal
will try and divide and conquer–that is why they are attacking one site
at a time and doing this very covertly.”
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Dave Winer, Scripting News held out some hope for a rational approach:
“Maybe change is something Apple should contemplate? Maybe there’s a way
of working with creative people outside their own company that creates a
win-win, and a foundation for further innovation?”
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A fine one by Michael Geoghagen contemplating the value of publicity, arriving from whatever direction.
“If I were Podcast Ready, all I could say is “Thank you Apple!†As could
be predicted, the blogs are buzzing with reaction to the C&D letter
Podcast Ready received from Apple’s legal department. Now I admit, I am
a silver lining kind of guy so let’s just look at this.”
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Todd Cochrane: Apple Hits Podcast Ready with Cease and Desist!
“You are going to see a very large number of people get up and start screaming
at Apple, and this is going to turn into their PR nightmare.
Apple is not going to win any friends in this community
with the type of actions they have shown the Podcast Ready folks.”
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ROb Hyndman
Apple sends in the Goons
“How should we look at Apple’s Rip Van Winkle approach to enforcing its
pod-marks? My gut tells me that this a reaction to a flattening growth
curve on its Pod-ucts (groan), something the techmedia and ’sphere has
been murmuring about for months. Is this the first sign of growing Apple
concern that soon, its iPod market nearing saturation, it will have to
start moving into related markets, or generating licensing revenue from
others who do?”
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Podcasting dead, long live Zunecasting!
“How can ostensibly smart people – I mean, they passed the bar, right -
be so absolutely, abysmally, galactically stupid?”
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Legal Tip: Avoid Using “Pod”
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If you feel that Apple is out to lunch (as is the increasing opinion of
the intelligent world at large), then fund the fight with money or
volunteer time. Don’t put your business or domain on the line. Apple is
big, hungry, and rich. Probably more than you.”
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The Apple Podcast Grab Is Sullying The Orchard
“Orchardists the world over know what to do when a tree begins to say
under the weight of too heavy a fruit yield. Cut her down or prune her
back. ”
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Connect the Dots
Connecting the dots
“Unfortunately Mr. Jobs, these moves are signaling the marketplace.
You’re telling the iPod ecosystem and marketplace to make audio, video
and other media generic instead of iPod-centric. THAT is the essence of
why this is a bonehead move. Without a doubt Microsoft, Creative,
WalMart and others would like to say an enthusiastic and resounding,
“Thank you!” for accelerating it.”
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