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Re: MPEG in general Was: Is anyone packaging `lame' ?



On Sat, Jan 08, 2005 at 11:32:41AM +0100, Florian Weimer wrote:
> > Is only MPEG Layer III patent encumbered ?
> > How about the other MPEG stuff ?
> > I find it hard to believe that it is all patent-free.
> 
> It's all encumbered with patents.  Encoders *and* decoders.

Encoders only, not decoders. Decoders for anything probably cannot be
patented.

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