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[Fsfe-uk] Re: MP3 Issue
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Eike Lange |
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[Fsfe-uk] Re: MP3 Issue |
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Wed, 28 Aug 2002 13:24:41 +0200 |
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Hi!
On Wed, Aug 28, 2002 at 10:43:29AM +0100, Martyn Ranyard wrote:
> Thompson and Fraunhoffer have a patent (at least in the US) that covers the
> MP3 algorithm. Is it enforcable outside the US?
> Fraunhoffer are a German company - does Germany allow Software and
> Algorithm patents?
It seems, it's more a point of European law, which is actually
discordant in this point. We have 30.000 softwarepatents in Europe and
they are valid, AFAIK.
Please have a look at
http://swpat.ffii.org
Please write to your European representatives and ask him to say "NO!"
to softwarepatents.
Eike
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