Re: Re: OODL: Re: [MP3 ENCODER] (off topic)

[MP0werd]

In a message dated 11/21/99 5:31:50 PM, you wrote:

<< Unisys has a patent on GIF's compression algorithm, that's why they
started charging $$ for programs that create GIFs.

 What's funniest is that IBM also have a patent on the same algorithm. I
wonder why they don't sue unisys... ?>>

probably for fear that unisys would win and then IBM can't use LZW for free.