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BrainBurner · 3722 days ago · link · · parent · post: Neil Young's Pono Music Service Isn't As Innovative As He Wants You To Think
Initially it was advertised as supporting an entirely new audio file type. Whether Neil has been lying this entire time or the press and us consumers just didn't look closely enough at the details, I'm not sure.
Yeah, I would say y'all weren't paying attention. He trademarked some stuff, he didn't patent some stuff. Trademarks are applied to existing IP to distinguish them in the marketplace. Patents are applied to new IP to protect their innovation. I remember looking at this back when he made his initial foofraw and the technical press was pretty much all "he ain't patenting shit, he's trademarking his own branded FLAC."