Re: XMMS and the new MP3 patent terms
On Wednesday 28 August 2002 05:15 am, Nicos Gollan wrote:
> On Wednesday 28 August 2002 00:56, Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote:
> > On Tuesday 27 August 2002 14:41, J.H.M. Dassen (Ray) wrote:
> > > - Move mp3-decoding packages to non-US. The EU/EPO is still
> > > supposed to have regulations ruling out algorithms (as such, i.e.
> > > not implemented in "devices") for patentability.
> >
> > this patent is registered in Germany.
AFAICR if a patent is not (yet) registered in the US, as far as America is
concerned, the patent does not exist.
IANAL
Oleg
> non-us is not a solution.
> > This is why encoders were never allowed in Debian, even in non-us.
>
> According to what a prof. once said during a very interesting lecture,
> it would be highly doubtful if any software patent would hold when
> tried in court. The problem is that no-one wants to try it in court.
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