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Mp3
mp3 is a format for audio. The MPEG-LA group and Sisvel (Philips) block developers from adding mp3 to their software packages.
Software harmed
The Fedora GNU/Linux operating system excludes mp3 due to patents, saying:
Fedora is unable to include encoding and decoding support for the MP3 format because it requires patented technologies and the patent holder has not provided licenses that are compatible with Fedora's requirements.[1]
sipXecs Open Source IP PBX does not include support for MP3 voicemail files due to patents on MP3 encoding and decoding.[2]
Related pages on ESP Wiki
External links
- FFII page on mpeg licences: MPEG-related patents on compression of acoustic data
- mpeg-patents-faq ("especially for audio compression")
- Lucent loses $1.5b award in Lucent v. Gateway, Dell, & Microsoft
- You thought paying Sisvel ended your license concerns?
- Alcatel won a US Federal Court Jury verdict for US$ 1.52 billion damage award for patent infringement by Microsoft
- Fedora GNU/Linux wiki page on mp3
- Wikipedia: MP3#Licensing_and_patent_issues
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