On Wed, 30 Aug 2006 12:49:14 +0100 (BST)
Taiyo Rawle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I guess you'd need to speak to a lawyer to see whether
> that means you are actually immune to being whacked
> with the patent stick, but it would appear that On2
> have indeed irrevocably released the rights to the VP3
> patents. I think "patent-free" is better interpreted
> as "with free-to-use patents".
That only eliminates the patents held by On2, what
about the other patents (which may be a dozen or more)
that are "violated" by Theora?
It is really impossible to make a codec without
violating patents held by companies you've never
heard of.
If you don't believe me how insane the patent situation
is these days, try to find out how many patents apply
to razor blades. You'll be astonished.
(Hint: it's more than 1000)
Attila Kinali
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