--- Francis Earl <lunitik(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Apparently some of the MP3 patents are supposedly
> dying out, but not so soon :(
>
>
http://www.tunequest.org/a-big-list-of-mp3-patents/20070226/
I was under the impression they were expiring around
2010, thank you for
that link. The big one there is Alcatel-Lucent as
they are the guys
really throwing their muscle around.
> As for the apple Ipod, and others they can get
hacked
> and unpaid music can be placed onto them. I have
some
> students that are very bright in this area, they
put
> music onto cell phones without paying for the
music.
> They are sharp with computers and electronics but
ask
> them about academics and they do not answer. They
do
> need to be dissapointed with Apple as they do not
care
> what they do, they know that someone, somewhere is
> working to ensure that they can do other things
that
> Apple did not want them to do. :)
While such things are always possible, it doesn't
make it a good thing.
You can actually get your iPod working on your Linux
box though, it is
the codecs and the related copyrights that are bad.
Just because your
students get away with breaking the law, doesn't
mean it would be smart
for RedHat to facilitate that...>
Agreed :)
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