[linux-audio-user] libsndfile - ogg, mp3

[Pete Leigh]

On 01/12/05, Erik de Castro Lopo <mle+la at mega-nerd.com> wrote:
> This does it for me:

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

Daunting indeed! But see also:

http://mail.gnome.org/archives/marketing-list/2005-February/msg00040.html

Judging by that, it seems that GPL decoders (and even encoders) may
be ok with the patent holders (though I suspect you'd want to
confirm it with the source of the info).

OTOH, short of an explicit and public exemption clause for non-commercial
use, every encouragement for people to move over to ogg is probably
worthwhile :)

- Pete.