> > Where does this patent apply? The relevant patent expired in the US and > > software patents are not (yet) valid in member countries in the EU. > > It's still valid in Canada, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan. > According to their site, at least. > > I don't think you are infringing if you simply distribute GIFs. It's > software that uses the LZW algorithm that is covered, i.e. stuff that > creates (and presumably decodes) the format. > > Brian
But software patents aren't legal in the UK. Sigh Chris
