[Vorbis] Sisvel's claim on MP3

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On Thu, Nov 10, 2005 at 09:35:47AM +0000, Ian Malone wrote:
> 
> I think this will do nothing but pressure more manufacturers into
> abandoning mp3, and hopefully show up the sillyness of software
> patents a bit more.  Who do you license mp3 from now then?  Thomson?
> These Sisvel people?  What guarantee do you have that someone won't
> turn up tomorrow and demand more money?  It is no different from
> using Vorbis, except that you are pledging your support to the whole
> somewhat rickety structure.

Some, maybe, but overall businesses are stupid until after the fact.  Take 
MPEG-4 for example.  The techies jump up and down in excitement, it gets 
deployed, and no thoughts go to the licensing clusterfuck looming over them.


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