Description: Patent covers the sending and
receiving of streaming audio and video over the Internet.
Patent Name: Audio and video receiving and transmission system
Patent Number: 5,132,992
Critical Date: January 7, 1991
Crimes against the public domain
- Laughably broad patent would cover everything from online distribution of home movies to scanned documents and MP3s
- Threatening dozens of small companies, including many home-grown adult websites
- Infringement campaign threatens to chill freedom of expression by limiting small companies' and individuals' ability to stream their content online
