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ChicoSelfs

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What is patent free formats
« on: June 16, 2002, 03:42:10 pm »
What is patent free formats and wich is the advantage to other formats?? if i use wma someone could reclame the musics? i really don't understand a bit!


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RE:What is patent free formats
« Reply #1 on: June 16, 2002, 04:44:42 pm »
I think that refers to the codec used.  AFAIK, you are free to use the WMA codec as you see fit.  MP3, however is owned by the Fraunhofer Instatute, and you actually need to pay a licensing fee to use it.  If you use a commercial app, such as RealOne Player, then Real has paid the fees for you.
http://www.iis.fhg.de/amm/techinf/layer3/
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RE:What is patent free formats
« Reply #2 on: June 16, 2002, 05:37:57 pm »
Also JRiver has paid. All is legal here.
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RE:What is patent free formats
« Reply #3 on: June 17, 2002, 01:53:42 am »
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RE:What is patent free formats
« Reply #4 on: June 17, 2002, 09:13:20 am »
More details here, a good read, in a FAQish sort of way:
http://web.media.mit.edu/~eds/mpeg-patents-faq
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