License-fee exemption for mp3 decoders removed?

H just read at Slashdot that Thomson and Fraunhofer have changed their minds and now want to charge for mp3 decoders, too (?). http://www.mp3licensing.com/royalty/software.html http://slashdot.org/articles/02/08/27/1626241.shtml?tid=155

Re: License-fee exemption for mp3 decoders removed?

This is not for -devel! -- 2. That which causes joy or happiness.