The world is once again safe for podcasting after patent trolls lose in court

Podcasters can breathe easy this week, after a court shut down an invalid patent threatening their craft. 

The case was being fought by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, who have closely watched the status of a supposed patent for podcasting, owned by a company called Personal Audio. The patent's been threatening the act of creating podcasts for a while, now, with Personal Audio attempting to go after popular creators and major networks, The Next Web reported.

The EFF first challenged the patent in court in 2013, asking the court to take a second look at it. At the same time, they launched the "Save Podcasting Campaign," which they say received donations from over 1,000 people.  Read more...