> > Slightly off-topic, but if I remember correctly, Dolby also demanded
from
> > NetBSD to cease distribution of AC3DEC software, which is a source-code
of
> > the AC-3 decoder implementation. In their warning letter (also signed by
> > Christy Bonner) they said that Dolby has all intellectual rights to AC-3
> and
> > that they do not tollerate any unlicensed distribution of the AC-3
> software.
>
> The same kind of letter than the one we (Menno, you, me, ...) received
>
It is little bit different, since AC-3 is entirely Dolby's IP and AAC is
basically mostly AT&T's and FhG's work, and Dolby is licensing adminstrator.
I think their letter to NetBSD's was more dangerous than usual letters for
AAC that we all have :)
>
> I really don't know what happened.
> Btw relations are much more "friendly" with Thomson than with Dolby.
>
Yes, and FhG and Thomson decided not to charge patent fees for free decoders
since 1996, and for AAC this is not true :)
-- Ivan
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