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mp3 patent fines and ogg
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Wolfgang S. Rupprecht |
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mp3 patent fines and ogg |
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Date: |
Sat, 24 Feb 2007 11:20:58 -0800 |
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Microsoft just got fined 1.5e9 dollars (yes, 1.5 billion with a "b")
for patent violations with respect to playing mp3's under ms-windows.
http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,2019691,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=1
My question is, how will this effect free/open formats like
ogg-vorbis? Is the patent broad enough to effect vorbis? Or
alternately will it make vorbis more attractive in the eyes of the
"mp3 player" manufacturers? These are interesting times...
-wolfgang
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- mp3 patent fines and ogg,
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