[linux-audio-user] sf2 soundfont spec license

[Lee Revell]

On Thu, 2005-03-10 at 15:50 -0500, John Check wrote:
> > One could also make the interpretation that circulating it within the
> > development community constitutes "internal".
> > However, Mark's original email didn't supply sufficient background
> > WRT to the standards origin. Is there sufficient legal structure behind it?
> > IOW is it from a corporate structure with resources to make trouble?
> 
> In the tradition of replying to my own questions:
> 
> whois soundfont.comRegistrant:
> CREATIVE LABS, INC. (SOUNDFONT-DOM)
>    1901 MCCARTHY BLVD
>    MILPITAS, CA 95035-7427
>    US
> 
>    Domain Name: SOUNDFONT.COM
> 
>    Administrative Contact, Technical Contact:
>       Marketing, Internet  (YTEYTUZMFI)         
> domainregadmin at creativelabs.com
>       Creative Labs, Inc.
>       1901 McCarthy Blvd
>       Milpitas, CA 95035-7427
>       US
>       408-428-6600
> 
> DOH!
> 

I don't think this is a problem.  Creative has never come after anyone
for making and distributing their own soundfonts.  They seem to have
taken a hands-off attitude towards open source.

Lee