flac dev - Oct 2008 - Support for CAF in flac command-line?

Michael Crawford wrote:
> Unlike MP3, one
> cannot even distribute the binary of an Open Source player.
Even distributing an MP3 software player requires the payment
of license fees:

     http://www.mp3licensing.com/royalty/software.html

Erik
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On Sun, Oct 12, 2008 at 11:56 PM, Erik de Castro Lopo
<mle+la at mega-nerd.com> wrote:
> Even distributing an MP3 software player requires the payment
> of license fees:
>
>     http://www.mp3licensing.com/royalty/software.html
Thanks for pointing that out - you might have just saved me a world of hurt.

However, there are many Open Source players - is there a license
exception for them, just for decoding?  Or can they only be
distributed from countries that don't recognize software patents?
That's the case with VLC, for example, it's from France.

Ogg Frog is GPL.

Mike
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Michael Crawford wrote:
> However, there are many Open Source players
Yep, I believe that the distributors of those MP3 players owe
the MP3 patent holders money.
> - is there a license exception for them, just for decoding?
Not that I know of.
>  Or can they only be
> distributed from countries that don't recognize software patents?
I believe that these players are on shaky legal ground in
the US and in many other contries.

Erik
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