Play MP3, pay a fee

We can still distribute encoders and decoders in raw source without paying right.... LONG LIVE OPEN SOURCE !!!

[pam]

[quote author=Ralinx link=board=13;threadid=4754;start=0#47294 date=1030540231]
[quote author=pam link=board=13;threadid=4754;start=0#47291 date=1030537573]
If I understand things correctly, you should still be able to get your favourite mp3 decoder as source code (like with the lame encoder).
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yea and how many windows users are gonna compile it themselves?
everybody is gonna switch to ogg now
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They won't need to, I am sure that Microsoft will be more than happy to pay their 0.75 per download <joke>I wonder how many downloads it would take to bankrupt Microsoft?</joke>
Actually, if you read the licensing terms, all that is required is a one time fee of $90,000 to carry on using the format - I bet Billy has that in loose change down the back of his sofa.
Like flashingcurser said, mp3 is here to stay.

[quote author=pam link=board=13;threadid=4754;start=0#47386 date=1030570239]
They won't need to, I am sure that Microsoft will be more than happy to pay their 0.75 per download <joke>I wonder how many downloads it would take to bankrupt Microsoft?</joke>
Actually, if you read the licensing terms, all that is required is a one time fee of $90,000 to carry on using the format - I bet Billy has that in loose change down the back of his sofa.
Like flashingcurser said, mp3 is here to stay.
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i'll bet Billy boy is much more willing to not pay for it and try to force his users to switch to Windows Media audio files

[Ashcrow]

[quote author=flashingcurser link=board=13;threadid=4754;start=0#47337 date=1030558140]
I think mp3's are here to stay.
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... and we all thought that about tapes

[Ashcrow]

One thing confuses me though ... how can you own an idea or a thought? The mp3 format is an idea/thought (just like all software is ... thoughts and ideas in a semi concreate form).

[coltrane]

You will find the answer in your signature

ok guys... we can stop dreaming about Ogg taking over the world (at least for now):
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/newsvac...47.shtml?tid=6

The article itself is in German, but the quote from MP3 patent holder Thomson Multimedia is in English, and it says Thomson has been charging royalties on commercial MP3 players since 1995, but has never tried to collect royalties from developers of "freely distributed software decoders."

[t048]

[quote author=Ralinx link=board=13;threadid=4754;start=0#47450 date=1030625150]
ok guys... we can stop dreaming about Ogg taking over the world (at least for now):
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/newsvac...47.shtml?tid=6

The article itself is in German, but the quote from MP3 patent holder Thomson Multimedia is in English, and it says Thomson has been charging royalties on commercial MP3 players since 1995, but has never tried to collect royalties from developers of "freely distributed software decoders."

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But it is nice to know there is a no-strings-attached alternative available any time we want/need it. At least 95% of my files are in ogg vorbis format.

Just a side note: "vorbis" is the name of the music compression file format. "Ogg" is the name of the entire project encompassing all kinds of media formats such as "Theora" (a VP3 video codec + vorbis sound) and "Tarkin" (a video codec).

[Ashcrow]

[quote author=coltrane link=board=13;threadid=4754;start=0#47445 date=1030620115]
You will find the answer in your signature
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I still don't understand how they can do it! :P

[flashingcurser]

[quote author=Ashcrow link=board=13;threadid=4754;start=0#47420 date=1030592816]
One thing confuses me though ... how can you own an idea or a thought? The mp3 format is an idea/thought (just like all software is ... thoughts and ideas in a semi concreate form).
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I spend many years learning a trade
I have a great Idea for a new product (tangible or intangible)
I spend hours --days ---years creating the product
I OWN the product
I can sell the product to a giant corp (Like ms)
I can give it away.