[asterisk-users] G723 on asterisk 1.4.1

[Tilghman Lesher]

On Tuesday 30 September 2008 22:34:30 Andrew Joakimsen wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 11:34 PM, Tilghman Lesher
>
> <tilghman at mail.jeffandtilghman.com> wrote:
> > It is completely illegal in any country that recognizes patents.
>
> You mean countries that recognize software patents, right?

Correct.

> > Please do NOT discuss ways to use unlicensed codecs on this list or any
> > other forum provided by Digium.  This has been discussed multiple times
> > as to why not, and I don't feel like rehashing the argument again.
>
> I did not know you were a moderator on this list.

Currently, no, but I can become a moderator if that's what the problem
warrants.

> > contributory infringement
>
> What if  I make a page that explains the patent issues and then
> provide a link to [[[LINK REMOVED]]] from that site and only
> provide people on this list a link to my site? What if I provide a
> link to the Google search for "asterisk g723?" Where do we draw the
> line? If that site is so illegal, why hasn't it been taken down? Why
> hasn't the patent holder at the very least provided Google with a DMCA
> notice?

The site is hosted internationally, in a country that does not recognize
software patents, and Google's right to index the web is not in dispute.

-- 
Tilghman