Michael S. Dunsavage wrote: > On Sun, 2006-12-24 at 10:49 -0800, Jay Smith wrote: > >> As for your music, it's the same problem with Ubuntu. In Dapper and >> Edgy, you >> have to download extra xine codecs off of their multiverse repository. >> You can't >> just get mp3 support out of the box. I think there is something larger >> than >> Microsoft and Novell going on with these formats and patents. I don't >> think it's >> rational to get mad at Novell over our misfortunes. It's just a Linux >> thing, not >> a Novell thing. >> > > I could be wrong, but I thought this had to do with copyright > infringement of unlicensed music? > > Not all MP3's involve copyright infringement. There are plenty of legal ones to play. Also as was previously ruled in a court (Betamax case?), as long as there is legitimate use for a device, it cannot be banned just because someone might use it illegally.
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