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[Steve Underwood]

joachim wrote:

>
> I think there are 2 different persons posting about the g729.
>
> The one showing how to use the intel codec didn't do anything illegal 
> i think ( although i have to admit that i didnt check it completely ), 
> but the one posting the binaries clearly is.
>
> The one using the codec without paying the 200 or 300$ to intel and 
> the licencing fee to whoever owns the software patent clearly is, also 
> in the countries where there is no such thing as software patents.
> Since using the intel code for anything but educational purposes is 
> the same as using pirated software.
>
I don't know of any software patents on G.729. Lucent, Sherbrook 
University, France Telecom, and various others have a number of signal 
processing related patents on it, granted in many of the major markets. 
Is that what were referring to?

Regards,
Steve