[vorbis] RE: Maxis/Vorbis

[Pedriana, Paul]

   >>What Paul wants to do is kosher.  If Maxis 
   >>decides the LGPL is in the way, we'll remove 
   >>it. (although i honestly think in his 
   >>circumstances things are kosher under the license).

I really doubt there are going to be any issues. What we (Maxis) want to do
with Vorbis really isn't any different than what any other company would
want to do with it. The last thing I (personally) want to do is act against
the spirit of this great open source initiative. Once the conservative
people here are convinced there are no problems, we'll all be very happy
over here and glad we did it. 

There's this funny thing that once people start to learn a little bit about
the legal process, they sometimes get overparanoid about it and start
raising non-existent legal issues and what-not. Yet if you talk to a real
lawyer, they are much more relaxed and practical. 

Another thing to consider that is good about our discussions right now is
that if Maxis/EA (Electronic Arts) starts using Vorbis, it's going to make
other game and multimedia companies that much more likely to quickly embrace
it, as they will feel more comfortable about potential legal and technical
issues. In other words, "If it's good enough and legal enough for EA, it's
probably good enough and legal enough for us."

Paul

-----Original Message-----
From: Jack Moffitt [mailto:jack at icecast.org]
Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2000 5:35 PM
To: vorbis at xiph.org
Subject: Re: [vorbis] Vorbis licensing...

> Fact is, I would think that this stuff would be insanely difficult to
> enforce,
> monitor etc... and not at all a given that it is enforcable at all..
> 
> (but I speculate.... ;-)
> 
> ..anybody know?

Do you wnat to be the first company to "fuck" an open source project?

I think any major wrongdoing to a high brow project would get a bit of
press and at least be moderately embarassing.

Not to mention that the FSF and the EFF would likely step in.

Not to mention the lawyers at icast shoudl someone abuse vorbis (not
that really could ever come about, but you never know).

What Paul wants to do is kosher.  If Maxis decides the LGPL is in the
way, we'll remove it. (although i honestly think in his circumstances
things are kosher under the license).

jack.

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