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Lots of comments popping up on the web regarding Apple's cease and desist actions against use of words and products incorporating the term "pod" and "podcast" -- even though their trademark is restricted to "iPod."
What's really hilarious is that their legal steps are taken a mere day before the release of a new version of Podcast Ready that is compatible with the iPod. God forbid someone should make a piece of software that might be used on a Mac!...
JaffeJuice is calling for a revolution -- My opinion?
Boycott the term.
The phrase 'MicroCasting' is very descriptive of the function, and may have the added value of pissing off Apple by the Microsoftian influence over the name.
Jay Conrad Levinson and his Guerrilla group "The Affiliate Nanocasting Network" have been trying to rebrand it as 'Nanocasting' for some time now - but I think that name has enough zip.
Microsoft itself may even have an opportunity to 'capture & release' a coined term to the public once their Zune Player hits the stage. Not that this is a winning name -- but let's say they use the phrase "ZuneCasting" or "Zcast" -- But instead of trademarking it in order to wall it off from the world -- what if they used a Creative Commons license to allow legal sharing and reuse of the name? I think their foresight to empower users would go a long way.
Hey Apple ~ kids hate to be told "No."
The children are going to misbehave.
What's really hilarious is that their legal steps are taken a mere day before the release of a new version of Podcast Ready that is compatible with the iPod. God forbid someone should make a piece of software that might be used on a Mac!...
JaffeJuice is calling for a revolution -- My opinion?
Boycott the term.
The phrase 'MicroCasting' is very descriptive of the function, and may have the added value of pissing off Apple by the Microsoftian influence over the name.
Jay Conrad Levinson and his Guerrilla group "The Affiliate Nanocasting Network" have been trying to rebrand it as 'Nanocasting' for some time now - but I think that name has enough zip.
Microsoft itself may even have an opportunity to 'capture & release' a coined term to the public once their Zune Player hits the stage. Not that this is a winning name -- but let's say they use the phrase "ZuneCasting" or "Zcast" -- But instead of trademarking it in order to wall it off from the world -- what if they used a Creative Commons license to allow legal sharing and reuse of the name? I think their foresight to empower users would go a long way.
Hey Apple ~ kids hate to be told "No."
The children are going to misbehave.
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