Rex Dieter wrote:
Siddharth Upmanyu wrote:
Now is it illegal to :
- Write an MP3 (decoder which is available for free download) player
2 Use this MP3 Player 3. <if i missed anything>
- write? ok, as long as you don't share it. :)
- use? probably not, but no one will probably care.
Clarifcation: you can get free/legal mp3 decoding, provided it's properly licensed and paid for, e.g. http://www.fluendo.com/press/releases/PR-2005-05.html
- (you missed) (re)distributing said mp3 encoder/decoder, illegal, tied
to your "Fact" above.
Addendum: Illegal for a US-based company/group, like Fedora, without paying licensing fees.
-- Rex