[Flac-dev] Support for CAF in flac command-line?

[Erik de Castro Lopo]

Michael Crawford wrote:

> However, there are many Open Source players

Yep, I believe that the distributors of those MP3 players owe
the MP3 patent holders money.

> - is there a license exception for them, just for decoding?

Not that I know of.

>  Or can they only be
> distributed from countries that don't recognize software patents?

I believe that these players are on shaky legal ground in
the US and in many other contries.

Erik
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