Online rental patent granted to Netflix

Jari Ketola
24 Jun 2003 16:24

Online DVD rental service Netflix has been granted a patent covering their entire process of renting movies online. The patent also covers music, video games and books.
The patent might cause problems to Wal-Mart, who recently introduced it's own service at prices lower than Netflix's. Netflix hasn't commented whether or not they are going to summon a lawsuit against Wal-Mart.

If you're a lawyer or plan to become one, you might enjoy reading the patent.
Source:
News.com

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