Re: [Ambassadors] Legal Stuff Regarding Non-Free/Query

["Chitlesh GOORAH" <chitlesh fedoraproject org>]

On 3/14/07, Rahul Sundaram wrote:
> In a region which recognized and allows software patents like in US, you
> can have a entirely Free and open source software and still be
> restricted by patents.  In such regions MP3 as a technology has
> restrictions. Writing a software that infringes on a patent should be ok
> as long as you dont redistribute it to a third party with appropriate
> patent licenses.  Even when you do have patent licenses you might be
> infrigning on other similar patents for the same technology.
>
> http://www.oreillynet.com/digitalmedia/blog/2007/02/microsoft_must_pay_in_mp3_laws.html
>
> Using a MP3 player is restricted or allowed depending on whether it is
> commercial or private use.  In India or other regions which dont
> recognize software patents either of these activities are completely legal.

Rahul, can you document it properly on
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Multimedia/MP3 plz?

And possibly add a link to
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Multimedia/fluendo-mp3 as well :)

regards,
Chitlesh
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