this patent is registered in Germany. non-us is not a solution.So does Debian need a "non-DE" section then?
I'm sure this was in jest, but at the risk of being pedantic:non-us is for software whose distribution is illegal or otherwise restricted in the U.S., but not in other countries. Now that the SSH patent has expired and the U.S. has eased crypto export laws, there isn't really anything that has to go there.
Although the MP3 patent was issued in the EU, the US (and most of the rest of the world) recognizes Frauhofer's patent. An unlicensed MP3 player would be illegal in nearly any country in the world.
non-de is not a solution.