[FFmpeg-devel] more FFMPEG license and legal issue Q&A?

[boku]

So currently, there's no linux distribution including ffmpeg??
Kind of frustrated, is it? Or any other av codec included in any linux
distribution have no such legal issues?

On 10/26/07, boku <boku0712 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks, Luca,
> As for 1, where can I know which part of FFmpeg is covered by LGPL and
> which is by GPL?
>
> BR,
>
>  On 10/26/07, Luca Barbato <lu_zero at gentoo.org> wrote:
> >
> > boku wrote:
> > > Dear all,
> > >     I'm searching about ffmpeg license legal issue. I found there's a
> > page
> > > of "License and Legal Issues" in the ffmpeg project web. Is there more
> > info
> > > about this issue?
> > > My questions are as follows:
> > > 1. The framework of ffmpeg are protected in LGPL or GPL, aren't they?
> > LGPL or GPL depending on which components you are going to use, since
> > some are GPL only.
> > > 2. Problematic items are those avcodec which are in the libavcodec
> > module,
> > > right?
> >
> > Depending on your definition of problem, european people do not have
> > problems at all as long they follow our licenses (lgpl or gpl)
> >
> > > 3. Any precedent of suits or legal arguments because of using ffmpeg?
> >
> > I recall some discussions with manufacturer not obeying.
> >
> > > 4. If only MPEG-4 and H.264 are included in our project, does it mean
> > that
> > > only MPEG-LA might take some legal actions against us?
> >
> > Depends on where are you, what you are doing with ffmpeg and how.
> >
> > > 5. We don't sell s/w player or embedded h/w player based on ffmpeg
> > project,
> > > we only sell a machine for users and they can use our packages to run
> > some
> > > a/v playing. Is it kind of illegal?
> >
> > For us, as long you redistribute the source of what you are using and
> > you tell you are using our product, I think no.
> >
> > For patent trolls around the world much depends if you are in their
> > jurisdiction or not. I'd advise you to talk with your lawyer
> >
> > Sorry if I confused your ideas even more ^^
> >
> > --
> >
> > Luca Barbato
> >
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> > http://dev.gentoo.org/~lu_zero
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