Lodsys – Jupiter Broadcasting https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com Open Source Entertainment, on Demand. Mon, 22 Feb 2016 02:48:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.5.3 https://original.jupiterbroadcasting.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Lodsys – Jupiter Broadcasting https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com 32 32 With Apologies to Texas | CR 69 https://original.jupiterbroadcasting.net/43867/with-apologies-to-texas-cr-69/ Mon, 30 Sep 2013 10:53:49 +0000 https://original.jupiterbroadcasting.net/?p=43867 Mike and Chris chew on the major problems patent trolls are creating for small and large development shops.

The post With Apologies to Texas | CR 69 first appeared on Jupiter Broadcasting.

]]>

post thumbnail

Mike and Chris chew on the major problems patent trolls are creating for small and large development shops.

Then it’s a race to the bottom for software prices, and the guys have a few theories on what, if anything, developers can do to carve out a living.

Thanks to:


\"GoDaddy\"

\"Ting\"

Direct Download:

MP3 Audio | OGG Audio | Video | Torrent | YouTube

RSS Feeds:

MP3 Feed | OGG Feed | Video Feed | Torrent Feed | iTunes Audio | iTunes Video

— Feedback —

— Dev Hoopla —

Unfortunately, Apple has just been booted out of court. As Ars Technica explains, the federal judge overseeing the Texas case ruled that Apple\’s motion only applies to seven specific app maker defendants — and Lodsys has just reached settlements with all seven.

As reported by GigaOm_, _Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia (MSLO) has filed a complaint in a Wisconsin federal court against Lodsys. The patent trolling company had apparently contacted Stewart\’s corporation, claiming that four of her iPad magazines infringed on a number of Lodsys patents and asking for $5,000 for each offending magazine to license the allegedly infringing technology. Unlike the small app developers that Lodsys typically preys on, however, Stewart\’s company isn\’t interested in playing ball. The civil action filed this week asks the court for a \”declaratory judgement\” against Lodsys — MSLO wants the court to affirm that none of its iPad magazines infringe upon any of Lodsys\’ patents.

The Personal Audio lawsuit that is furthest along is its case against CBS, NBC, HowStuffWorks, and TogiNet. It\’s scheduled for trial in 2014. TogiNet, the least-known defendant in that group, is based in Tyler, Texas. It seems likely that the company was added to Personal Audio\’s litigation to maintain venue in the Eastern District of Texas.

In May, the Electronic Frontier Foundation had a successful fund-raiser to fight Personal Audio\’s podcasting patent at the US Patent and Trademark Office. \”We\’re preparing a petition challenging the so-called \’podcast\’ patent and will be filing it soon,\” said EFF attorney Daniel Nazer.

After Realmac Software had released Clear for iOS 7 as a new paid app, the outcry from existing users quickly made them change their mind about the pricing model. Now they are offering the iOS 7 upgrade for free to existing Clear users on the iPhone, while only charging for the new universal app. This in turn caused other developers to complain about Realmac Software for giving in and participating in the downward price spiral.

— Tool of the Week —

Napkin is the ultimate tool for concise visual communication. Painlessly create visual notes and diagrams and share the results quickly.

Follow the show

The post With Apologies to Texas | CR 69 first appeared on Jupiter Broadcasting.

]]> Browser War 2.0 | CR 44 https://original.jupiterbroadcasting.net/35031/browser-war-2-0-cr-44/ Mon, 08 Apr 2013 11:36:29 +0000 https://original.jupiterbroadcasting.net/?p=35031 Blink a new fork of Webkit announced by Google looks to reignite the old browser war, but this time Mike and Chris think it’s only going to hurt developers.

The post Browser War 2.0 | CR 44 first appeared on Jupiter Broadcasting.

]]>

post thumbnail

Blink a new fork of Webkit announced by Google looks to reignite the age old browser war, but this time around Mike and Chris think it’s only going to hurt developers, support personnel, and end users.

Plus the return of a notorious patent troll, and you won’t believe what they are claiming this time. Betting on the OUYA, a big batch of your emails, and much more!

Thanks to:

Use our code coder295 to get a .COM for $2.95.

  

Direct Download:

MP3 Audio | OGG Audio | Video | Torrent | YouTube

RSS Feeds:

MP3 Feed | OGG Feed | Video Feed | Torrent Feed | iTunes Audio | iTunes Video

— Show Notes —

Feedback

  • Khalil share some more disappointing USC news
  • Nick writes in asking if SPAs are crazy? And is looking for tips on how to influence the technical direction of his company without stirring the pot.
  • Juris has been coding nights and weekends but does not work in IT and would like to make the leap. But how?
  • Lots of Play! feedback.
  • Tushar doesn’t feel that the cloud is “ready yet” and has some questions about the QT license.
  • Krasi’s email: Trying something New

Dev World Hoopla

Lodsys: Patent troll Lodsys sues 10 mobile game makers, despite Apple’s intervention
Chrome gone wild!
Ouya Smackdown: Ouya review: can an indie console take on Sony and Microsoft? | The Verge

Pick of the week:

[asa]B0050SZD18[/asa]

Follow the show

The post Browser War 2.0 | CR 44 first appeared on Jupiter Broadcasting.

]]>