On Tue, 2002-07-23 at 16:12, Bas Zoetekouw wrote: > > There most certainly are patents on mp3. I won't comment on enforceability > > or relevance. Regardless, the burden of proof is on the violator > > of the patents, as they have already been granted. > > http://www.mp3licensing.com/royalty/index.html > > Do these patents also apply to programs (like libmap for example) that > have been written from scratch, just using the ISO/IEC standards?
Yes. That's the point of patents: they are more restrictive than copyrights because they cover the process, not the implementation. -- Joe Drew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "This particular group of cats is mostly self-herding." -- Bdale Garbee -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
