From: Fabrice T. <gs...@ya...> - 2007-03-08 08:41:56
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Hi, Michael. It appears even more complex than what I initially thought!! I indeed need to seek some legal advice! Thank you for your reply! Fabrice --- Michael Smith <ms...@fl...> wrote: > There are, I believe, some claims of patents on > parts of ASF. You'd be > best served by consulting a patent lawyer on the > details of this, and > whether the claims affect playback. > > However, regardless of that, I've never seen an ASF > stream that doesn't > contain _at least_ Windows Media Audio or Windows > Media Video. > > Those formats are most certainly not possible to > legally play back for > free in large parts of the world (again, of course, > you may need to > consult a patent lawyer to determine the > applicability of these patents > to your jurisdiction and uses), so the legal status > of ASF alone isn't > really all that important. > > Mike > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for earth-friendly autos? Browse Top Cars by "Green Rating" at Yahoo! Autos' Green Center. http://autos.yahoo.com/green_center/ |