On Fri, Jun 05, 2009 at 12:26:42PM -0700, Steve Mosher wrote: > I am somewhat constrained in what I am able to say. On one view there is > the position, held by some, that any hardware that is merely CAPABLE of mp3 > decode is required to apply for a license.
I think that position cannot hold strong in any court of law. You cannot charge a MP3 license for each and every general purpose computing device. This would mean that e.g. every PC mainboard would have to pay the MP3 royalties, and I can assure you, they dont ;) So even while sisvel or others might claim such a position, it is pointless. -- - Harald Welte <lafo...@gnumonks.org> http://laforge.gnumonks.org/ ============================================================================ "Privacy in residential applications is a desirable marketing option." (ETSI EN 300 175-7 Ch. A6) _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community