[Asterisk-Dev] G.729 and Asterisk intellectual property issues

[Steve Underwood]

Daniel Pocock wrote:

> On Sat, Sep 25, 2004 at 11:57:54AM -0500, Eric Wieling wrote:
>
>>> On Sat, 2004-09-25 at 07:24, Daniel Pocock wrote:
>>>   
>>>
>>>> However, the distribution of the g729 libraries themselves are 
>>>> almost certainly infringing.
>>>>     
>>>
>>> Then why can you download the G729 source code from the ITU for free?
>>>   
>>
>>
>> Where?  All the links I see require you to be a member or pay money.
>>
>> http://www.itu.int/rec/recommendation.asp?type=items&lang=e&parent=T-REC-G.729-199603-I 
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>>  
>>
>
> You can get the complete protocol and a working example at 
> http://www.uspto.gov, no registration required.  Search for G.729 and 
> you get 297 results - the original patent is the very last one in the 
> list.
>
> The very nature of patent legislation is that the technology in 
> question has to be made available to the public for purposes of 
> education and further research.
>
> _using_ the technology without a license may be an infringement, but 
> downloading it for the purpose of study or research is perfectly 
> legitimate.

If I go to www.uspto.gov and search for G.729 I get zero results. That 
is what I would expect. Why would patents mention G.729?

Regards,
Steve