Comments on: Episode 014: More on TMs with Marty Schwimmer (infringement, dilution, and other TM disputes) http://www.rulesfortherevolution.com/2007/05/15/episode-014-more-on-tms-with-marty-schwimmer-infringement-dilution-and-other-tm-disputes/ Answering your questions about podcasting, new media and the law. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:15:49 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Benjamin Costa http://www.rulesfortherevolution.com/2007/05/15/episode-014-more-on-tms-with-marty-schwimmer-infringement-dilution-and-other-tm-disputes/comment-page-1/#comment-410 Benjamin Costa Wed, 20 Jun 2007 03:06:09 +0000 http://www.rulesfortherevolution.com/2007/05/15/episode-014-more-on-tms-with-marty-schwimmer-infringement-dilution-and-other-tm-disputes/#comment-410 Hi Marechaux and others, I am the producer of the podcast, and just wanted to chime in on the format issue. Each show is individually available as an mp3 already. All you have to go the show page itself. That is, as at the top of this page, each episode has a "click this link to listen to episode x" If you right-click (or control-click for Macintosh users) you can download the file by selecting "download linked file." That file is in mp3 format already, so there is no need to convert from there. The RSS feed that links through iTunes is in AAC (M4A) format because it allows us to use artwork for the podcast, set chapters within the file, and makes the file size smaller for comparable quality when compared with mp3. I am curious though as to whether others are having the same issue? If there is a demand for an mp3 version of the feed to account for these users, it is certainly something we can do going forward. If any other users are having a similar issue, or would just like to see the podcast subscription available in mp3 format, please leave a post to let us know. We run the show, but your feedback and your interests are what really make it go. Thanks for listening, and thanks for taking an interest in making the show better and more accessible to a wider audience. ~BC Hi Marechaux and others,

I am the producer of the podcast, and just wanted to chime in on the format issue.

Each show is individually available as an mp3 already. All you have to go the show page itself. That is, as at the top of this page, each episode has a “click this link to listen to episode x” If you right-click (or control-click for Macintosh users) you can download the file by selecting “download linked file.” That file is in mp3 format already, so there is no need to convert from there.

The RSS feed that links through iTunes is in AAC (M4A) format because it allows us to use artwork for the podcast, set chapters within the file, and makes the file size smaller for comparable quality when compared with mp3.

I am curious though as to whether others are having the same issue? If there is a demand for an mp3 version of the feed to account for these users, it is certainly something we can do going forward. If any other users are having a similar issue, or would just like to see the podcast subscription available in mp3 format, please leave a post to let us know. We run the show, but your feedback and your interests are what really make it go.

Thanks for listening, and thanks for taking an interest in making the show better and more accessible to a wider audience.

~BC

]]> By: Marechaux http://www.rulesfortherevolution.com/2007/05/15/episode-014-more-on-tms-with-marty-schwimmer-infringement-dilution-and-other-tm-disputes/comment-page-1/#comment-388 Marechaux Sat, 16 Jun 2007 18:43:54 +0000 http://www.rulesfortherevolution.com/2007/05/15/episode-014-more-on-tms-with-marty-schwimmer-infringement-dilution-and-other-tm-disputes/#comment-388 I've been trying to listen to your podcast for some time now, and have downloaded it a few times only for it not to work. I finally dug down to why -- it's an .m4a file, not an .mp3. I can convert it in iTunes, but it's time consuming and ... I probably won't make the effort. Why pick a non-standard format that doesn't work in pTunes and probably a ton of other players? Perhaps you've given the answer on your show, but as I can't listen... I haven't heard it. I’ve been trying to listen to your podcast for some time now, and have downloaded it a few times only for it not to work. I finally dug down to why — it’s an .m4a file, not an .mp3. I can convert it in iTunes, but it’s time consuming and … I probably won’t make the effort. Why pick a non-standard format that doesn’t work in pTunes and probably a ton of other players?

Perhaps you’ve given the answer on your show, but as I can’t listen… I haven’t heard it.

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