On Thu, Dec 31, 2009 at 11:12 PM, Gora Mohanty <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:24:17 +0530 > m k <[email protected]> wrote: > > > hi frnds > > Is it legal to convert a propritary format like mp3 to free > > format. > > If you want a legal opinion, please talk to a lawyer, but > as I understand things, mp3 is not proprietary per se, but > patent-encumbered in countries that allow software patents. In > India, where software patents are not allowed, there is no > restriction on converting to/from mp3. > > Please note that this freedom of converting formats is an > independent issue from whether one has legal access to the content > itself. > > Regards, > Gora > > -- > ubuntu-in mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in > Thanks Gora and Mehul There is an idea to add a plug-in to media players(open source)to automatically convert propritary to free format.developers may be able to do this.That way free formats get popular.
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