lucyfer_ina
30-08-2002, 14.52.11
Subject: New MP3 License Terms Demand $0.75 Per Decoder
Posted by chrisd on 20:27 Tuesday 27 August 2002
from the good-thing-ogg-is-up-to-speed dept.
Götz writes "The licensing terms of Thomson and
the Fraunhofer Gesellschaft, who are the owners of
the mp3 patents, have changed. Now not only mp3
encoders but also mp3 decoders require a license.
This page lists the fees -- it's $0.75 per
decoder. As a consequence, Red Hat has already
removed all mp3 players from the Rawhide
development version."
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/08/27/1626241&mode=thread&tid=155
http://www.mp3licensing.com/royalty/software.html
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Posted by chrisd on 20:27 Tuesday 27 August 2002
from the good-thing-ogg-is-up-to-speed dept.
Götz writes "The licensing terms of Thomson and
the Fraunhofer Gesellschaft, who are the owners of
the mp3 patents, have changed. Now not only mp3
encoders but also mp3 decoders require a license.
This page lists the fees -- it's $0.75 per
decoder. As a consequence, Red Hat has already
removed all mp3 players from the Rawhide
development version."
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/08/27/1626241&mode=thread&tid=155
http://www.mp3licensing.com/royalty/software.html
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