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Given how threat-, or, let's say, notification-happy Landmark was just a while ago [1], does anyone have an idea regarding the patent situation? Is this impleme
by chl 15y ago
Given how threat-, or, let's say, notification-happy Landmark was just a while ago [1], does anyone have an idea regarding the patent situation? Is this implementation different enough to be considered (reasonably) "safe"?
[1] http://www.redcode.nl/blog/2010/07/patent-infringement/ http://www.redcode.nl/blog/2010/07/patent-infringement/
- brianwhitman 15y agoWe invented everything about Echoprint from scratch, working with some awesome scientists and audio guys. I'm not a lawyer and won't comment on legal stuff here though.
- speckledjim 15y agoFWIW, inventing something from scratch, as far as I understand things, will only save you from copyrighted code etc. It won't save you from overly general, and trivial patents. Good luck though :/
- dgreensp 15y agoExactly. Be prepared to be bullied by Shazam -- at least, that's what happened the last time someone posted audio fingerprinting code online. And inventing something yourself doesn't save you from patents. I'll be watching from the sidelines to see how this plays out.
- chl 15y agoI seriously hope this is good enough even for the lawyerly folks out there. It's probably the biggest thing to happen in this space since the release of the iPhone version of Shazam!
- natch 15y agoWho uses Shazam anymore? SoundHound is way ahead in recognition capability, especially in noisy environments.
- CrazedGeek 15y agoWhenever I have a chance to use both, it's seriously a tossup- it depends on the song, environment, and phone, but they're usually equivalent in my experience. The main reason I use Shazam over SoundHound is simply that SoundHound doesn't have a Windows Phone 7 app.
- mark-r 15y agoNo question I'd talk to a lawyer before trying to integrate this service into my own product.