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- A company that charged others for uploading video and audio content on to their own websites has had its podcast patent invalidated by a US court. The Electronic Frontiers Foundation argued that Personal Audio LCC had "not invented anything new" when it acquired the patent in 2012 http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-40865601 3 comments technology