Found this at http://bladeenc.mp3.no/, the website for the BladeEnc mp3 encoder. I'm amazed at all the sh$* that's flying over mp3s, napster, etc. <QUOTE> Due to threats from large companies, who holds patents on mp3 related technology, to take me to court if I continue to distribute products containing "their" technology, I have decided to remove the BladeEnc binaries from my homepage. Their claims are very questionable and I sincerely hope that this will be nothing but a temporary removal. My patent ombudsman is investigating their claims and I will base my future actions on his findings. In a few days time I will put up some material here that explains the situation more in detail, in the meantime please DON'T send me letters asking about the situation, I rather spend my time writing one good explanation than answer many dozens of e-mails individually. The source code is still available from this site and will so remain. BladeEnc will continue to develop no matter what might turn out from this situation. Best Regards, Tord Jansson BladeEnc Project Maintainer </QUOTE>
