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Re: [SLE] when MP3 will be available on SUSE Linux ?
- From: Dan Chesmore <dan_chesmore@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 14:35:18 -0600
- Message-id: <1134506118.6712.0.camel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Here is a quote from this site
http://www.neilturner.me.uk/2004/Jul/27/when_the_patent_lawyers_strike.html
"Sadly, the main MP3 patent (5,579,430) doesn’t expire until 2012 at the
earliest"
On Tue, 2005-12-13 at 22:08 +0200, Alexey Eremenko wrote:
> Hello all !
>
> I remember that a year ago a patent for GIF ended, and now GIF is fully
> supported by GIMP & other software.
>
> Anybody knows when MP3 patents will end ? (at least in the U.S)
--
Dan Chesmore
Systems Admin
Mediture
7700 Equitable Dr
Suite 100
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
952-400-0315
www.mediture.com
http://www.neilturner.me.uk/2004/Jul/27/when_the_patent_lawyers_strike.html
"Sadly, the main MP3 patent (5,579,430) doesn’t expire until 2012 at the
earliest"
On Tue, 2005-12-13 at 22:08 +0200, Alexey Eremenko wrote:
> Hello all !
>
> I remember that a year ago a patent for GIF ended, and now GIF is fully
> supported by GIMP & other software.
>
> Anybody knows when MP3 patents will end ? (at least in the U.S)
--
Dan Chesmore
Systems Admin
Mediture
7700 Equitable Dr
Suite 100
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
952-400-0315
www.mediture.com
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