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

[Segher Boessenkool]

Joe \"piman\" Wreschnig wrote:
> 
> On Tue, Dec 12, 2000 at 01:05:10PM -0800, Dan Hollis wrote:
> > For instance, there is a kind of patent which doesn't prevent people from
> > using it, only prevents corporations from trying to exert monopolistic
> > control over the technology. It's a sort of open-source patent which
> > protects those people who use the technology from litigation by bad
> > people.
> 
> Or you could just publish your work, and use that as prior art should someone
> try and patent it. Then you have none of the worries of the patent being

You don't get notified when someone patents your prior art.

> used to strongarm anyone (individuals or corporations).
> 
> "Open source patents" are stupid. If you publish without copyright, someone
> else can still copyright it, so you need free licenses there. But if you

The patent office holds copyright to all patents.

> publish without patent, no one else can patent it.

They can try to, and will succeed most of the time. The
world ain't perfect, you know.

Dagdag,

Segher

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