From Andrew Hime Sent Mon, Jul 12th 1999, 21:01
> > I recall somebody trying to patent it a while back, but giving up when > > prior art was discovered. To my knowledge, the first album to do this is > > _Initiation_ by Course of Empire. To my knowledge, this process is NOT > > patented. I am perfectly open to being wrong if someone can back it up > > with more information. > > just as a clarification: i was saying that because that's what greg at > warp gave as an excuse (cf. a previous message on idm-l). i suppose > both nothing & warp have the lawyers who know the do's & don't's of any > recording venture so-as-to-not-get-sued-up-the-ass. Nothing's pretty small - I'd venture that they don't.