On Fri, 19 Sep 2003 10:20:27 -0700
byte bucket <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Whats the deal with patent/licensing issues in regards to mp3
> when using LAME in an application?
The LAME project hasn't any contract with the patent holders.
> from the LAME homepage, you link to www.mp3-tech.org
> which has some indications that licensing is required when
> using mp3. Does this apply for a free, open source
> applicatation making use of a free, open source mp3 encoding
> library (LAME)?
I think so, but I'm not a lawyer.
> I'm not asking for legal advice, I'm just wondering if you've
> had to do anything wrt to this issue for LAME.
We only distribute source code, no executables / libraries. So we shift
the issue to those people which generate/use the executables.
I suggest you direct further questions to either [EMAIL PROTECTED] (if
is belongs to mp3 encoding / encoders in general, like this question),
or to [EMAIL PROTECTED] if you have specific problems with
lame (e.g. bugs, patches or questions about specific aspect of the used
algorithms).
Bye,
Alexander.
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