Re: [Gnash] regarding formats

[Richard Brooklyn]

On Wed, 2006-01-25 at 10:31 +0000, Daniel James wrote:
> Hello thing,
> 
> > I think the only unofficial feature Gnash should add is Vorbis support
> > so it can be distributed and used in places where MP3 is patented
> > (US).
> 
> If only - Thomson and Fraunhofer claim multiple patents on MP3 in many 
> countries around the world. These patents are a major obstacle for Linux 
> distributions aiming to have multimedia support.

Currently, I don't think they can actively be enforced in Europe. In
fact, the only place in the world where they have any affect appears to
be the US (correct me if I'm wrong). Unless you've been living under a
non-geek rock the past year or so, you'll know about the European
software patients struggle, and how Poland acted in a sane way to force
the whole process to start again.