From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: flatmax Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 22:12:33 +0000 Subject: Re: good (and free) mp3 encoders? Message-Id: List-Id: References: In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: linux-sound@vger.kernel.org On Mon, 24 May 1999, Michael Stutz wrote: > On Mon, 24 May 1999, Dan Hollis wrote: > > There are countries where they (rightly) do not recognize patents > > on algorithms. One of the free mp3 encoders was written there, where > > Fraunhofer cannot touch them. > > Which encoder is that? As I understand it, if patents are not filed within the countries which code the mp3 codecs, then there are no patents to recognise ! Often this would be countries which will result in sales which are to few to warrent the cost of the patenting process. Matt __________ reverse ... backwards needs forwards want backwards - first go forwards viva