Erik de Castro Lopo wrote:
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> > > I am the author of libsndfile
> > >
> > > http://www.zip.com.au/~erikd/libsndfile/
> >
> > Oh, is that so? That great! Thanks for your works.
> >
> > > which can optionally be used as the LAME input file decoder. I have for
> > > some time thought about added MP3 encoding and decoding to this library
> > > but a lack of free time has so far prevented this.
> >
> > That's sound nice, but, encoders are needed patent licence, right?
> > The free decoders may not be charged according to mp3licences.com.
>
> I'm in Australia where Fraunhoffer and their patents are irrelevant :-).
>
> Cheers,
> Erik
Yeah , but what if someone in Germany wants to use it ?
He can not , unless he breaks the law.
The same is true for the most(?) other places too.
So your library would be illegal to use anywhere except a few places.
But then I could be totally wrong :-)
david balazic
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