[MPlayer-users] mp3 licensing

[Robert R. Wal]

On 02.08.28 Diego Biurrun pressed the following keys:

>  > yes, according to other sources the licensing terms changed last in
>  > 2001.8 .... so nothing new..
>  > 
>  > i think the reason why people has begun discussing this is the fact that
>  > redhat removed all mp3-players from his new distro...
> 
> No, they changed the licensing terms for freely distributable players
> that used to be exempt from fees.  Now they have to pay just like
> anybody else, 0,75˘ per decoder.

No. It's not just $0.75 per decoder.

There is also notion of ,,minimal annual fees'' which is $15k, no matter
how much you earn from distribution of your player. Or if you earn
anything.

Robert

PS. So, there is Ogg Vorbis for the sound, VP3 for video in Ogg stream
is on its way. Big deal ;)

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