[Freeciv-Dev] Re: MP3 Patent Issues

["Sam BC" <sambc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

oh, and forgot to say, unless things have suddenly gotten worse then the
situation *should* only apply to encoding software, and probably not to
decoders, although there are still some specific points of contest regarding
specific software (no idea  which)


SamBC

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>
>
> I have been investigating the patent issues surrounding MP3
> encoding/decoding, and although definite answers seem hard to find, this
> seems to be the general situation:
>
> 1) There is a legal situation regarding patents on MP3 encoding/decoding
>
> 2) This situation is as yet unresolved, as there is contests regarding the
> public domain nature of the standard definitions. It is not likely to be
> resolved for some time due to legal hurdles.
>
> 3) The situation is only relevant to coders active in America (although
> vending/distributing may cause conflicts). An operation entirely contained
> within, for example, Europe, and many other jurisdictions, are entirely
> unaffected
>
> That's just my attempt to distil the info. I may be wrong, but I am
> completely confident on the  last point. The second point is more
> likely to
> be incorrect, but it was gathered from various sources.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
>
> SamBC
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