[lug] Question on allowable posts to BLUG

[rm at fabula.de]

On Mon, Dec 22, 2003 at 09:14:44AM -0500, Michael D. Hirsch wrote:
>
> [about status of mp3 licences ] 
> Actually, they didn't.  they only started enforcing them a couple years ago, 
> however.  That enforcement is the reason that RedHat doesn't ship any mp3 
> tools, and may be responsible for Microsoft supporting only brain damaged mp3 
> tools.  It certainly is MS's public reason.

Hmm, i just checked the website of the Institut Integrierte Schaltungen (institute
for integrated circuits) at http://www.iis.fraunhofer.de/amm/legal/index.html:

   MP3 Licensing

   Thomson is the sole licensor for Fraunhofer MP3 software as well as
   Fraunhofer MP3 patents. Please visit http://www.MP3licensing.com 
   and contact info at mp3licensing.com for MP3 Patent and Software Licensing.


IIRC they sold the licencing rights _pretty_ early (before the MP3 boom
on the internet) and didn't make that much money Serves them right :-)

 RalfD

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