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Originally Posted by Daithi
I don't think an electronic book reader that receives the electonic books over the phone network is obvious.
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This patent covers a lot more than that, it has 171 claims. It covers many distribution channels for DRM ebooks (kiosks, internet, wireless, cable, device to device, publisher direct, etc.), way beyond just "over the phone network".
As someone on slashdot said, this patent is not trying to protect an invention, it's trying to corner a market.