http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/30/apparently-even-ringtones-are-patented/ Engadget Comments for Apparently even ringtones are patented http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/30/apparently-even-ringtones-are-patented/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/30/apparently-even-ringtones-are-patented/Dec 19th 2005 12:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/30/apparently-even-ringtones-are-patented/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/30/apparently-even-ringtones-are-patented/Dec 19th 2005 12:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/30/apparently-even-ringtones-are-patented/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/30/apparently-even-ringtones-are-patented/]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/30/apparently-even-ringtones-are-patented/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/30/apparently-even-ringtones-are-patented/Dec 19th 2005 12:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/30/apparently-even-ringtones-are-patented/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/30/apparently-even-ringtones-are-patented/Dec 19th 2005 12:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/30/apparently-even-ringtones-are-patented/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/30/apparently-even-ringtones-are-patented/Dec 19th 2005 12:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/30/apparently-even-ringtones-are-patented/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/30/apparently-even-ringtones-are-patented/In the name of European culture I would like to apologize to our American friends for unleashing this disease on you.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/30/apparently-even-ringtones-are-patented/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/30/apparently-even-ringtones-are-patented/Dec 19th 2005 12:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/30/apparently-even-ringtones-are-patented/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/30/apparently-even-ringtones-are-patented/Dec 19th 2005 12:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/30/apparently-even-ringtones-are-patented/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/30/apparently-even-ringtones-are-patented/
Musical ringtones, however, are not all bad. Especially when they're something other than hip-hop's current flavor-of-the-month. I for one certainly enjoyed the Motorola V300 / Walmart.com mp3 goodness in finding some great and obscure ringtones.

It seems pretty ridiculous to me that someone could possibly patent playing music as a ringtone. Wonder if he's got the patent for having music video ringtones play on the outside screen of clamshell phones yet...]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/30/apparently-even-ringtones-are-patented/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/30/apparently-even-ringtones-are-patented/
How the hell has this thing become so popular?]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/30/apparently-even-ringtones-are-patented/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/30/apparently-even-ringtones-are-patented/Dec 19th 2005 12:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/30/apparently-even-ringtones-are-patented/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/30/apparently-even-ringtones-are-patented/
Major IP landgrab
By Wireless Watch

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11/29/mobile_email_patents_war/page2.html
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