Hi Dan, > And, it is possible to receive a patent license that does not cause > a failure to comply with Section 7. The GPL Section 7 says "For > example, if a patent license would not permit royalty-free > redistribution of the Program by all those who receive copies > directly or indirectly through you, ..." Therefore, patent > licenses which allow royalty-free redistribution are fine and do > not trigger Section 7.
Unfortunately, in the case of MP3, I don't think a royalty-free redistribution licence is on offer. There is a flat-fee license available, but I bet it doesn't allow redistribution. Otherwise the patent holders would be able to sell very few licences. Cheers! Daniel -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
