Re: [FFmpeg-user] I want to use FFmpeg in commercial product. Who do I need to contact?

2020-03-11 Thread Carl Zwanzig
On 3/11/2020 9:06 AM, Carl Eugen Hoyos wrote: They sued because no source code was provided, the question was if you are allowed to charge money for providing a binary of free software. IIRC, the issue of charging for the s/w was discussed in those suits (which weighed on the award of money

Re: [FFmpeg-user] I want to use FFmpeg in commercial product. Who do I need to contact?

2020-03-11 Thread Carl Eugen Hoyos
Am Mi., 11. März 2020 um 17:05 Uhr schrieb Carl Zwanzig : > > On 3/11/2020 8:40 AM, Ted Park wrote: > > I’m just curious, but if this kind of question was posed to a > > less-than-scrupulous party, and they sell the querier a compatible binary > > and source with the GPL license, is there any way

Re: [FFmpeg-user] I want to use FFmpeg in commercial product. Who do I need to contact?

2020-03-11 Thread Carl Zwanzig
On 3/11/2020 8:40 AM, Ted Park wrote: I’m just curious, but if this kind of question was posed to a less-than-scrupulous party, and they sell the querier a compatible binary and source with the GPL license, is there any way to be recompensed if he/she finds out it could have been obtained for

Re: [FFmpeg-user] I want to use FFmpeg in commercial product. Who do I need to contact?

2020-03-11 Thread Carl Eugen Hoyos
Am Mi., 11. März 2020 um 16:40 Uhr schrieb Ted Park : > > You are only allowed to distribute binaries based on FFmpeg source > > code if you follow the requirements of the GPL or the LGPL depending > > on compile time options. > > > > Since you are using the word "use" three times in your

Re: [FFmpeg-user] I want to use FFmpeg in commercial product. Who do I need to contact?

2020-03-11 Thread Ted Park
Hi, > You are only allowed to distribute binaries based on FFmpeg source > code if you follow the requirements of the GPL or the LGPL depending > on compile time options. > > Since you are using the word "use" three times in your question: > Usage of FFmpeg is not restricted as long as you agree

Re: [FFmpeg-user] I want to use FFmpeg in commercial product. Who do I need to contact?

2020-03-11 Thread Carl Eugen Hoyos
Am Mi., 11. März 2020 um 15:26 Uhr schrieb Ted Park : > ffmpeg is largely based on free software Sorry but this is imo misleading: FFmpeg is 100% free software Note that for many companies, the (L)GPL version 3 is not usable. Carl Eugen ___

Re: [FFmpeg-user] I want to use FFmpeg in commercial product. Who do I need to contact?

2020-03-11 Thread Carl Eugen Hoyos
Am Mi., 11. März 2020 um 14:50 Uhr schrieb Viktoria Zh. : > Can anyone help me with a license information for commercial use, please? > We would like to use the FFmpeg for our social network, and I need to > discuss the terms of such use with someone. You are only allowed to distribute binaries

Re: [FFmpeg-user] I want to use FFmpeg in commercial product. Who do I need to contact?

2020-03-11 Thread Carl Zwanzig
On 3/11/2020 8:04 AM, Dennis Mungai wrote: This response should be a wiki entry. We’ve seen multiple queries on the same topic on this list, and this response summarizes it perfectly. Definitely. Now if people would only read it (and the FAQ). z!

Re: [FFmpeg-user] I want to use FFmpeg in commercial product. Who do I need to contact?

2020-03-11 Thread Dennis Mungai
On Wed, 11 Mar 2020 at 17:58, Moritz Barsnick wrote: > On Wed, Mar 11, 2020 at 10:26:27 -0400, Ted Park wrote: > > > Where can I find out the cost of a license? Who can I talk to about > signing > > > documents? > > > I think you misunderstood, ffmpeg is largely based on free software, and > you

Re: [FFmpeg-user] I want to use FFmpeg in commercial product. Who do I need to contact?

2020-03-11 Thread Moritz Barsnick
On Wed, Mar 11, 2020 at 10:26:27 -0400, Ted Park wrote: > > Where can I find out the cost of a license? Who can I talk to about signing > > documents? > I think you misunderstood, ffmpeg is largely based on free software, and you > are granted the license you see when you run ffmpeg -L. > That

Re: [FFmpeg-user] I want to use FFmpeg in commercial product. Who do I need to contact?

2020-03-11 Thread Ted Park
Hi, > Ted, thank you very much for your answer! > > We want to use the FFmpeg solution to let our users recording stories. At > the same time, the application has a donation function and cryptocurrency. > We now have about 500,000 users. > So tell me please. > Where can I find out the cost of a

Re: [FFmpeg-user] I want to use FFmpeg in commercial product. Who do I need to contact?

2020-03-11 Thread Viktoria Zh.
Ted, thank you very much for your answer! We want to use the FFmpeg solution to let our users recording stories. At the same time, the application has a donation function and cryptocurrency. We now have about 500,000 users. So tell me please. Where can I find out the cost of a license? Who can I

Re: [FFmpeg-user] I want to use FFmpeg in commercial product. Who do I need to contact?

2020-03-11 Thread Ted Park
Hi, > Hello. > > Can anyone help me with a license information for commercial use, please? > We would like to use the FFmpeg for our social network, and I need to > discuss the terms of such use with someone. Who can I talk about it with? > > Many thanks, Victoria Zhuravishkina > Depending on

[FFmpeg-user] I want to use FFmpeg in commercial product. Who do I need to contact?

2020-03-11 Thread Viktoria Zh.
Hello. Can anyone help me with a license information for commercial use, please? We would like to use the FFmpeg for our social network, and I need to discuss the terms of such use with someone. Who can I talk about it with? Many thanks, Victoria Zhuravishkina