If you use the encoder, you must have purchased a patent license "period". Of course, MPEG isn;t going to concern itself with individuals. If you do it in the name of NPR, you really really need to have a real license :-)
Sorry Monty, but if someone is using an encoder for the sole purpose of creating some streams, he/she doesn't have to acquire a license.
The DISTRIBUTOR of the encoder should obtain the license, but not the end-user.
Otherwise every MusicMatch user should acquire a license...
Regards,
-- Gabriel Bouvigne www.mp3-tech.org personal page: http://gabriel.mp3-tech.org _______________________________________________ mp3encoder mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://minnie.tuhs.org/mailman/listinfo/mp3encoder