More Evidence Clear Channel Sucks!

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed a challenge recently to an "illegitimate" patent from Clear Channel Communications. Clear Channel claims that its patent creates a monopoly on all-in-one technologies that produce post-concert live recordings on digital media and has threatened to sue anyone who makes such recordings with a different system. They've filed the patent despite the fact that Texel developed similar technology over a year prior to CCC's patent application.

We've witnessed the destruction of our airwaves by Clear Channel. Variety has given way to endless repetition of pure formulaic drivel. Even the oldies stations play the same white bread songs over and over again. Popular music is getting older. There should be more to select from, not less!

Now Clear Channel is gunning for complete control of digital media live recordings. Look out podcasters, YOU ARE NEXT!

Hopefully the EFF will win this round.

For more details: http://www.eff.org/news/archives/2006_02.php#004406