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On 21/03/07, Aaron Trevena <aaron.trevena@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 21/03/07, Alan Pope <alan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Wed, Mar 21, 2007 at 05:22:31PM +0000, Jonathan Roberts wrote: > > > I'm sure this issue is well covered, but can someone explain simply > > > what's wrong with mp3 and mpeg etc?! > > > > > > > Wrong in that you cant play it out of the box on your Linux computer? > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MP3#Licensing_and_patent_issues explains it > > well enough. > > Of course software patents aren't valid or enforcable in the UK so > this shouldn't really be an issue, it's a shame that ill-considered > american law has an impact on users in the UK. Yeah I realised that - need to be careful when distributing to the US and Australia though!? Aren't there still movements to get software patents recognised in the EU as well? Cheers, Jon -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html