David Walser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> a patent can't just cover decoding mp3 files no matter
> how you do it.  They can license their particular
> decoder code however they want, but any code that's
> not derived from it most likely doesn't infringe any
> patent and can't require royalties no matter what
> frauenhoffer might say.

The problem is that they pretend their patent is ok, so as long
as we don't have an advice from a lawyer or decision from a court
we can't really know if they're right or not.

-- 
Guillaume Cottenceau - http://people.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/

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