Understood. Thanks Phil!
On Sun, Dec 19, 2010 at 4:15 PM, Phil Turmel <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Brian, > > First things first: I am not a lawyer. You might want to hire one if > anything remains unclear. > > On 12/19/2010 06:49 PM, Bryan Hunt wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I was curious if it was allowed by the LGPL to charge money for software > > that uses the FFmpeg library. I've seen a few app doing this on Android, > but > > I was under the impression that this was not allowed. Can someone answer > > this for me? > > Yes, you may charge money for your app, so long as you follow the > checklist, especially #18. You may also need to work out some solution for > the patent questions. > > > I am an Android app developer and I have been writing a video app that > does > > not use the FFmpeg libraries so that I can charge for it. If I am > mistaken, > > I would love to know, so that I switch gears and use the much more > poweful > > FFmpeg. Im aware of the checklist on this page > > http://www.ffmpeg.org/legal.html, but it doesnt mention charging for > apps. > > They do point you towards the GPL FAQ, which is a bit more explicit. You > might want to read the LGPL-Java note, which is a good example of your > situation: > > http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-java.html > > > Please let me know. Also, are there any turtorials available for getting > > started with FFmpeg on Android? > > Can't help you there. Others might. > > > Thank you very much, > > Bryan > > HTH, and remember, IANL, > > Phil > _______________________________________________ > libav-user mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/libav-user > _______________________________________________ libav-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/libav-user
