> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> Mark Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> [snip]
> > #4 is by far your biggest problem. It is a German company that holds
> > the mp3 encoding patents, and has attempted to enforce them in
> > the past. You will need to pay them $15,000 per year
> > plus other fees to distribute any mp3 encoding software. See the FHG
> > links under patent info on the LAME homepage.
> In what countries doesn't this problem exist? Would placing the files
> onto a server outside Germany help?
I think so.
Non EC (European Community) and non US countries should be OK.
Lame's home site is in australia? Also OK. Some other sites distributing MP3
related material are located in Sweden which seems to be OK too. Some site
in Russia or other eastern countries should be fine too.
I do not want to wake sleeping dogs, but isn't Lame's CVS server located in
the US? Might become a problem...
> Greetings,
> Stefan.
CU
nils
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