Will Apple sue PodTech.net? (My employer)

September 23, 2006 By

Hmmm, seems like Apple is sending lawyers out after companies using the word “Podcast.” I wonder if PodTech is next?

Leo Laporte says it’s time for the entire industry to stop using the word “podcast.” I agree. Now that Apple is trying to be onerous about taking ownership here, it’s time to move on.

I’m not sure about Leo’s suggestion of “netcast,” though. I’d like to make a differentiation between different kinds of media. “Audiocast” and “videocast” are better ones in my view. That way I can say to my friends “hey, did you see Ze Frank’s latest videocast?”

What do you think?

UPDATE: Apple actually is going after companies who are infringing on its trademark on the word “pod.”

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  • Jorgie

    13 comments? Holy s**t.

    Anyway. If the name is going to change, they need to drop the *cast* part too. It implies *push* technology, not *pull*.

    *Cast* implies that you need to be there at a certain time or you will miss it.

    I vote for *audiofeed*, or *issue*, or *web program* or just about anything else that does not contain *POD* or *CAST*!

  • http://nakedconversations.com/ shel israel

    Why doesn’t Apple just change it’s name to something new? I suggest iPud.

  • http://nakedconversations.com shel israel

    Why doesn’t Apple just change it’s name to something new? I suggest iPud.

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  • hillary

    i’m late to the discussion here… long time reader, first time poster. :)

    just wanted to “third” the suggestion of FEEDCAST. i’ve seen it floating around a handful of places, and i think that’s the term that makes the most sense.

    i agree with leo, let’s move on from “podcast.” and as a PC gal, i’m happy to stop giving apple the free marketing!

  • hillary

    i’m late to the discussion here… long time reader, first time poster. :)

    just wanted to “third” the suggestion of FEEDCAST. i’ve seen it floating around a handful of places, and i think that’s the term that makes the most sense.

    i agree with leo, let’s move on from “podcast.” and as a PC gal, i’m happy to stop giving apple the free marketing!

  • Buddy Serhus

    MS was 1st to Patent Podcast, says NYT.

  • http://none Buddy Serhus

    MS was 1st to Patent Podcast, says NYT.

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  • AppleIsEvil

    Let’s just call them “casts”.

    I listened to the cast on Apple’s litigation processes, have you seen the cast on iPod sweatshop conditions… It will be fine. Because of the popularity of Youtube, video casts might end up being called tubes. Casts and tubes, it’s all fine.

  • AppleIsEvil

    Let’s just call them “casts”.

    I listened to the cast on Apple’s litigation processes, have you seen the cast on iPod sweatshop conditions… It will be fine. Because of the popularity of Youtube, video casts might end up being called tubes. Casts and tubes, it’s all fine.

  • http://www.portraitkingdom.com/ portrait painting

    This should have been prevented if people were only conscious about copyrights and intellectual rights property. But in fairness to other companies, I think Apple should be a little considerate and investigate more prior to submitting a case or complaint. Because the more that we run after anyone in order to pull them down so we can rise above, the more that we will sink.

  • http://www.portraitkingdom.com portrait painting

    This should have been prevented if people were only conscious about copyrights and intellectual rights property. But in fairness to other companies, I think Apple should be a little considerate and investigate more prior to submitting a case or complaint. Because the more that we run after anyone in order to pull them down so we can rise above, the more that we will sink.

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  • baceman007

    Suing bloggers is just ridiculous. What is Apple going to start doing, suing people for speaking about their products in public too? That’s essentially what a blog is. Not only is it a gross violation of 1st Amendment rights to sue bloggers, it also makes me think that they’re covering something up. Why not let people talk about their products? If they’re built well they’ll stand up to commentary. Perhaps in a year when they’ve had widespread MacBook Seagate HDD issues, tried to sue bloggers, and released Leopard with many bugs before it was ready they fell it necessary to attack their customers. Still, in general, any publicity is good publicity. As one blogger said on another site “I still love Apple even when they’re suing us,” or something of that nature. As dumb as I think it is to protect a company that violates your 1st amendment rights, we have to remember that in the end Winston loved Big Brother. Anyway, when consumers talk about Apple products it is good for other consumer. Consumers should demand their rights to talk about companies that they buy products from so they can hold those companies accountable when they release crap and over charge for it. This should be a basic consumer right. It drives me nuts that 90% of people can just switch to Linux at this point anyway, but we continue to put up with Apple’s iFascist tactics. Oh, I better say in my opinion in case they try to violate my rights. Anyway, if you’re podcasting you should be able to say podcast. In general you should be able to say it in any way shape or form. If Apple has advertised it it is probably part of public culture anyway. How can you release terminology publicly and then sue for people doing free advertising for you, etc.
    What a bunch of assholes.

  • baceman007

    Suing bloggers is just ridiculous. What is Apple going to start doing, suing people for speaking about their products in public too? That’s essentially what a blog is. Not only is it a gross violation of 1st Amendment rights to sue bloggers, it also makes me think that they’re covering something up. Why not let people talk about their products? If they’re built well they’ll stand up to commentary. Perhaps in a year when they’ve had widespread MacBook Seagate HDD issues, tried to sue bloggers, and released Leopard with many bugs before it was ready they fell it necessary to attack their customers. Still, in general, any publicity is good publicity. As one blogger said on another site “I still love Apple even when they’re suing us,” or something of that nature. As dumb as I think it is to protect a company that violates your 1st amendment rights, we have to remember that in the end Winston loved Big Brother. Anyway, when consumers talk about Apple products it is good for other consumer. Consumers should demand their rights to talk about companies that they buy products from so they can hold those companies accountable when they release crap and over charge for it. This should be a basic consumer right. It drives me nuts that 90% of people can just switch to Linux at this point anyway, but we continue to put up with Apple’s iFascist tactics. Oh, I better say in my opinion in case they try to violate my rights. Anyway, if you’re podcasting you should be able to say podcast. In general you should be able to say it in any way shape or form. If Apple has advertised it it is probably part of public culture anyway. How can you release terminology publicly and then sue for people doing free advertising for you, etc.
    What a bunch of assholes.

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