On Wed, 2005-08-03 at 04:04 -0600, Steve Dibb wrote: > Kenneth Burgener wrote: > > I have heard that the MP3 encoding is patented. Is this correct? > > > > What does a patent protect? If I were to encode a WAV to MP3 and NOT > > sale the MP3 does this violate a patent? > > > > How about if I take a WAV file, encode it with LameMP3 and send it to a > > client? Would this violate the MP3 patent? > > > > Does anyone know where to find some good information on this? > > I had the same question a long time ago, and I did all kinds of research > and it seemed that the developers of the MP3 codec (Franhoffer or > something like that) basically said a license wasnt needed for > non-commercial encoding, so OSS projects are in the clear (it was in > some interview, I wish I could find the link).
Even if they said that once, it doesn't mean they can't change their mind later. That's the fun of patents. Corey
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