[Asterisk-Users] G.729 algorithm?

[Steve Underwood]

Kevin Walsh wrote:

>Robert Rozman [rozman at fri.uni-lj.si] lazily top-posted:
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>>do you have info in what countries g.729 is not valid... ?
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>You could start with the whole of Europe and can also add the UK.
>I'm sure there are lots of other countries who don't feel the need to
>acknowledge US-based software and algorithm patents too.
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>This subject has been covered several zillion times in the mail list.
>Google is your friend.
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Would that be the same UK as the one that came up with this: 
http://www.*patent*.gov.*uk*/*patent*/ legal/decisions/2004/o29204.pdf  ?

The worrying thing about that is within the arbitrators terms of 
reference the decision is right. This is a patentable thing under the 
1977 UK patent law. However, prior art goes back to the earliest 
computers in the 1940s. The decision doesn't seem to allow for that.

Regards,
Steve