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Subject: Re: removing mp3 code
From: Igor Izyumin <igor () mlug ! missouri ! edu>
Date: 2002-08-31 19:53:08
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On Saturday 31 August 2002 02:02 pm, Shachar Shemesh wrote:
> Eric Pouech wrote:
> >my point is:
> >- a company X has an audio player for Win32
> >- company X ports its app to Wine using the wine source, and it's mp3
> >player and makes a closed package of it
> >- it'll have to pay for the license
> >so I think this has to be documented somehow
> >
> >A+
>
> Isn't it always the case with Open Source software that, when you want
> to repackage a piece of code, patent licensing requirements are yours to
> figure out and comply? Why is this case any different than the Unisys
> LZW patent, when free (bear) implementations were free of charge?
Well, yes, but it should probably be disclosed somewhere in the readme and/or
the license file. You don't want people to encounter this after they've
ported and released stuff, right? Wine is not legally OBLIGATED to find
patent dependencies, but I think that developers should make an effort to
document known/possible patent issues. It's not that hard, just put a notice
in the documentation somewhere.
Note: I am not a lawyer, so this is just my opinion and not legal advice.
--
-- Igor
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