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

[Dan Hollis]

On Mon, 11 Dec 2000, Tom Bishop wrote:
> > they would rip Vorbis to shreds. For some
> > reason, they think  they have the patent on ATRAC.
> Not exactly, they are saying Atrac's implementation
> relies on technology they hold patents on..
> ..in at least a number of countries in the world
> (clearly not all).

This is why, I think a close examination of claimed patents is required.
Then vorbis can be changed to evade them, hopefully quite easily (as
evading amazon.com stupid 1-click patent was evaded with 2-clicks)

Then, Thompson won't have any leg to stand on.

-Dan

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