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[Matt Riddell]

trixter http://www.0xdecafbad.com wrote:
> What specifically are they gonna license?  That specific code or the
> g.729 codec itself?  Were software patents in the EU recently voted to
> be invalid?  That means that they can license a specific bit of code but
> not the method for that code, which means that a 3rd party can write
> their own g.729 codec and release that without paying the per seat
> patent fee.
> 
> Unless that was just a dream I had a few months ago, which is just as
> likely.

From: http://www.sipro.com/

Many companies believe that because the source code of a technology can be
accessed at nearly no charge, they can integrate it within their products
without considering intellectual property. They argue that since they possess
the code itself they certainly have the rights to use this technology.



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Cheers,

Matt Riddell
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