[linux-audio-user] mp3 patent / microsoft

Juhana Sadeharju kouhia at nic.funet.fi
Wed Feb 28 05:00:13 EST 2007


Nobody took this news to this list!?
Microsoft was ruled to pay about a billion for infringing
a mp3 patent. When that is verified in higher courts, it
is expected that many companies will face the same issue.
I hope the bill for individual Windows users is high enough
so that OGG starts sounding a good idea.

Also, now it would be time to contact all possible mp3
manufacturers, and tell about OGG encoders and players.

Juhana
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