"VoloMedia, which used be called Podbridge, filed for this particular patent in November 2003 — a time, Navar said, before it was obvious that people would down

"VoloMedia, which used be called Podbridge, filed for this particular patent in November 2003 — a time, Navar said, before it was obvious that people would download episodic content such as podcasts." Ok, now 2003 still a little late to the game as far as I'm concerned, but 5.5 years to award a patent? Whether or not patents are a good thing, the patent office and the tech industry cannot work together with such long lead times.