On Thu, 1 Dec 2005 at 19:00 +1100, Erik de Castro Lopo wrote: > Dave Phillips wrote: > > > Erik de Castro Lopo wrote: > > > > >I've heard that Thompson has attempted to collect license fees from > > >people distributing a software decoder. > > > > > > > > I'd like verification on that story. My understanding is that > > Frauenhofer has gone after only the encoders, not the decoders. > > This does it for me: > > http://www.mp3licensing.com/royalty/software.html I stand by Erik in not doing mp3. However all you who would like mp3 needn't stand idly by, the code is libre after all. Create an independent patch and host/advertise it separately. Then you/the user carry the burden and Erik and libsndfile proper remain free of patent problems. -- Hans Fugal ; http://hans.fugal.net There's nothing remarkable about it. All one has to do is hit the right keys at the right time and the instrument plays itself. -- Johann Sebastian Bach -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: Digital signature Url : http://music.columbia.edu/pipermail/linux-audio-user/attachments/20051201/1917a860/attachment.bin
