[vorbis] Are mp3 royalties inherited by ogg?

[Roland Nagtegaal]

> The royalties are because of various patents on mp3 (and the mp3 encoding
> process) - not on the contents in any way. As a result, any vorbis file
> isn't covered by these patents, no matter what the source material was, as
> I understand things.

Ok. 

> That said, you shouldn't (EVER) be converting mp3 files to vorbis.
> Re-encode from the original source material (CD, etc.) instead. Converting
> mp3 to vorbis will result in low quality, and really misses the point.

Agreed, but for instance the collectors-items never-published Kate Bush
songs I have on mp3, I can't get as an original. Rather have this than 
nothing...

Roland

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