Adam Carolla Settles Podcast Suit With 'Patent Troll,' but the War Continues — mashable.com

Adam Carolla has come out victorious against Personal Audio, a company that has been trying to use a patent to claim royalties on his popular podcast. But by settling, Personal Audio — widely regarded as an egregious "patent troll" — will still retain the ability to go after other podcasts. The Electronic Frontier Foundation, a nonprofit that had teamed up with Carolla, announced news of the settlement in a blog post on Monday. The EFF's own attempts to invalidate the patent will continue, but it was disappointed that Carolla — who had succeeded in mounting a strong defense backed by fellow podcasters — decided to agree to terms with Personal Audio, which brought the lawsuit against the comedian's Ace Broadcasting.

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