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...y license.. it works the same for every other patent. Rambus works in exactly the same way, although they're losing big time; They don't make memory, they don't make chips, they don't fab anything.. they are paid for a license to use a technology/patent. If you think Rambus or Frauhnhofer are bad, take a look at the genetics companies.. patenting genes they find in people that may prove useful for gene therapy, so anyone else who wants to use it to say fight cancer or aids, has to pay them. It's an ugly business to be sure, but there are some actual criminals against huma...

> I agree with that much of it, but that doesn't seem to me like such a "bad" > deal. I applaud the vorbis effort, don't get me wrong, but I don't think > it's evil for Frauhofer/IIS to charge people who want to use their > technology if they're using it for profit. It may be ugly and unsavory, > but it's nothing to get terribly upset over. I