Michael Crawford wrote: > However, there are many Open Source players
Yep, I believe that the distributors of those MP3 players owe the MP3 patent holders money. > - is there a license exception for them, just for decoding? Not that I know of. > Or can they only be > distributed from countries that don't recognize software patents? I believe that these players are on shaky legal ground in the US and in many other contries. Erik -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Erik de Castro Lopo ----------------------------------------------------------------- "We respect the right of everyone to believe whatever they like. .... But there are two important limits to religious tolerance. First, I have no right to legal protection against your scepticism, criticism or ridicule. Religion is too powerful a force, and is too often a cause of injustice or evil, for it to be immune from discussion and debate." -- David Pannick QC http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/career_and_jobs/legal/article729808.ece _______________________________________________ Flac-dev mailing list Flac-dev@xiph.org http://lists.xiph.org/mailman/listinfo/flac-dev