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Re: Packages that disappeared



Joseph Carter <knghtbrd@debian.org> writes:

> mp3.8hz had a nice letter from the owners of a few patents demanding they
> start paying a license fee per copy of 8hz-mp3 distributed.  They wanted
> essentially $25(didn't give indication, but I'd assume US) per copy with a
> minimum yearly payment of $100,000 or something like that.  8hz decided to
> panic rather than fight back considering that software patents are iLLEGAL
> where 8hz was being developed

>From what I hear the BladeEnc developer was up on the law and told
those people what they could do with their patent (nicely :>).  If
someone gets enthusiastic, it might be nice to have a BladeEnc package
if there aren't serious licensing or liability issues...

  http://home.swipnet.se/~w-82625/

-- 
Rob Browning <rlb@cs.utexas.edu> PGP=E80E0D04F521A094 532B97F5D64E3930


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