Al Johnson wrote: > 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. > +1. > > _______________________________________________ > Openmoko community mailing list > community@lists.openmoko.org > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community >
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