Re: [gst-devel] Can a MPEG-1 with Audio Layers 1&2 plugin be in plugins-good (patentwise)?

[Gabriel B. <gab...@jo...>]

David Schleef a écrit :

> MPEG-1 audio layer 2 has never been patent encumbered, encoding or
> decoding.  There just isn't a good library that has been wrapped.

Mpeg-1 audio Layer II is covered by some Patents from Philips (and 
possibly other companies, Philips is just the one that immediately came 
to my mind), and Mpeg-2 Layer II even more.
There was not much public noise about them because it was not 
commercially worth it and it was better to use those patents to gather 
fees/settlements from Layer III implementors/sellers/distributors.

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Gabriel