Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 16:46:21 +0200 From: =?UTF-8?Q?Bernhard_Fr=C3=B6hlich?= <decke@freebsd.org> To: Ben Woods <woodsb02@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Subject: Re: audio/lame RESTRICTED status Message-ID: <CAE-m3X0WQWu2dXxzwgzy_DTuyoPXgrRZ5sk7=JS-wfu=a9etcA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAOc73CAw2DZ0WrXCw-BZjHUYjA8OybUUgZyUfPQy0NUkPX-svA@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAOc73CAw2DZ0WrXCw-BZjHUYjA8OybUUgZyUfPQy0NUkPX-svA@mail.gmail.com>
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On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 2:57 PM, Ben Woods <woodsb02@gmail.com> wrote: > I wanted to ask people's thoughts as to whether distributing compiled lame > binaries with FreeBSD packages is legal? No it isn't unless you have a license. You're giving the answer yourself already. > http://mp3licensing.com/royalty/software.html > This site lists licensing requirements for "PC software applications which > incorporate mp3 / mp3PRO decoding (player, decoder) and software > applications incorporate mp3 / mp3PRO encoding capabilities (encoder, > ripper, recorder, jukebox)." > > This is also linked from the Lame website itself: http://www.mp3-tech.org/ > (click on the patents and mp3 link on right) > > And from wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia....nd_legal_issues > and note 5 here: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_audio_coding_formats#Notes -- Bernhard Froehlich http://www.bluelife.at/
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