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Re: [LUG] Ubuntu and Dell is illegal in the US

 

Paul Sutton wrote:
> 
> On a related note,  if they can't have software that plays Mp3s 
> directly,  how does it work if they include software that converts mp3 
> to ogg,  surely somewhere you need to decode the patented stuff in mp3, 
> and strip it out, to convert to ogg, which is patent free.

Yes and software that does that is covered by the patent, and this the
licensing that goes with it.

There is no out, if you distribute software that gets the data out of
MP3 format, you have to license it in the US.

Don't worry you aren't in the US, and with the current price increase in
passports, and increasing security checks, you'll probably never be able
to get there again ;)

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