Jeff Spaleta <jspaleta(a)gmail.com>:
On 3/28/06, Alan Cox <alan(a)redhat.com> wrote:
> I suggest you consult lawyers. Frauenhofer have claimed player royalties
> and quite actively.
Other than to talk to a lawyer, which is always the authorative action
to take on any issues involving questions of legal risk.... is there
any instructive references that could be cited in layperson oriented
documentation as to why mp3 playback support isn't included?
Yes, I'd like to see an authoritative source for Alan's assertion.
I did quite a bit of web research before making my statement. If
Fraunhofer has made claims on decoders, this fact is unknown (or not
disclosed) by any of the major decoder implementors.
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