1 Dec
2005
1 Dec
'05
2:47 p.m.
On Thu, 1 Dec 2005 at 19:00 +1100, Erik de Castro Lopo wrote:
Dave Phillips wrote:
I stand by Erik in not doing mp3. However all you who would like mp3
needn't stand idly by, the code is libre after all. Create an
independent patch and host/advertise it separately. Then you/the user
carry the burden and Erik and libsndfile proper remain free of patent
problems.
--
Hans Fugal ; http://hans.fugal.net
There's nothing remarkable about it. All one has to do is hit the
right keys at the right time and the instrument plays itself.
-- Johann Sebastian Bach
Erik de Castro Lopo wrote:
This does it for me:
http://www.mp3licensing.com/royalty/software.html I've heard that Thompson has attempted to
collect license fees from
people distributing a software decoder.
I'd like verification on that story. My understanding is that
Frauenhofer has gone after only the encoders, not the decoders.