[vorbis] Here is a link to what they say about "Other Formats"

[MCM]

>  > I haven't heard about this at all. In fact, last I heard, they specifically
>>  were _not_ getting patents.
>>  If they do, I know a lot of people that will be stopping advocacy of Vorbis.
>
>Why?

Because if Vorbis used patents to protect their work, they'd be doing 
the same bad things that the format is supposed to replace.  A patent 
is a dangerous thing, because Bad People can come and acquire it and 
use it for the forces of Evil.  It's best not to support something 
that has the potential to be dangerous later, I suppose.

But I doubt that a patent could be enforced for Vorbis anyway, since 
it's being given away for free.  If too many people use your patent 
without paying for it, you effectively lose your ability to exert 
control over it.  Although I guess going through the steps would 
provide you with sufficient paperwork to overturn anyone else's 
attempts to claim YOU had violated a patent.

I think there's very little to fear about a well-documented free 
technology becoming closed.

-MCM

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