On Thu, 6 May 2004 15:21:57 -0400 Robert Holt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello: > > I scoured the net for the answer to this question, and I couldn't find it. > I found your name on the lame sourceforge site. > > I work for National Public Radio, a non-profit radio network. We'd like to > use the LAME encoder to encode some of our content in MP3 for streaming on > our Web site at http://www.npr.org/ <http://www.npr.org/> . > > My question is: Do we need to pay for a license to use the encoder to the > patent pool including Thomson and Fraunhofer? > > I've been using the encoder in testing under Linux, and it's an incredible > piece of work-it's fast...and it works so well...I'd like to continue to use > it when we move to production. > > Please let me know-I can't find the answers anywhere... >From looking at www.mp3licensing.com I don't think so, they don't accept royalties from end users. But this is just a guess, I've CCed the mp3 encoder list, maybe someone else knows an answer. If you don't get an answer, I suggest to ask Thomson (they have a contact listed at www.mp3licensing.com). > Thanks. > > Robert Holt > Manager, Digital Media Infrastructure > National Public Radio Online Bye, Alexander. -- I'm available to get hired. http://www.Leidinger.net Alexander @ Leidinger.net GPG fingerprint = C518 BC70 E67F 143F BE91 3365 79E2 9C60 B006 3FE7 _______________________________________________ mp3encoder mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://minnie.tuhs.org/mailman/listinfo/mp3encoder
