[vorbis] Debian mp3->vorbis transcoding

[Craig Dickson]

Greg Wooledge wrote:

> There is also some discussion about whether it's possible, legally, to
> distribute a program under the GPL if it's patented in some countries.
> One of the sections of the GPL says pretty clearly that this is not
> allowed, but what about countries where it's *not* patented?

If a given program implements a patented algorithm that is not licensed
freely, and that program is licensed under GPL, you can distribute the
program freely in countries that do not recognize the patent.

Craig

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