On Saturday 06 June 2009, Harald Welte wrote: > On Fri, Jun 05, 2009 at 12:26:42PM -0700, Steve Mosher wrote: > > I am somewhat constrained in what I am able to say. On one view there is > > the position, held by some, that any hardware that is merely CAPABLE of > > mp3 decode is required to apply for a license. > > I think that position cannot hold strong in any court of law. You cannot > charge a MP3 license for each and every general purpose computing device. > This would mean that e.g. every PC mainboard would have to pay the MP3 > royalties, and I can assure you, they dont ;) > > So even while sisvel or others might claim such a position, it is > pointless.
That depends on what the point is. It's no good being right if you can't afford to prove it. Many will pay for a license they don't need because it's cheaper than litigation. It's a legal form of extortion. _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
