[FFmpeg-devel] FFmpeg binaries for Mac OS X Intel

[Karl Blomster]

Jason Garrett-Glaser wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 3:50 PM, Cezary Falba<cezary at falba.net> wrote:
>> Hi there,
>>
>> After using FFmpeg and its libraries for almost all encodings I do at home
>> (and I even tried to use it in a work project but it has been canceled
>> before public release) I've decided to do something useful for FFmpeg
>> community and contribute my frequent FFmpeg and x264 builds for Mac OS X to
>> the world.
>> I hope you find them useful.
>> Here's the URL to the site:
>>
>> http://www.falba.me/Cezary/Free_Software.html
> 
>> FAAD / FAAC (note that FAAD and FAAC are not a free software actually)
> 
> ffmpeg compiled with FAAC is nonredistributable.  This means you can't
> redistribute it.

In most countries, you mean.

The licensing terms covering parts of the FAAC code are really vague (talking 
about stuff like how "users" (end users? developers? who knows) of 
"MPEG-2NBC/MPEG-4 Audio standards" are granted "free license" to use the 
software or modifications of it (but are warned that it may infringe patents), 
but only if your software or hardware "claims conformance" to the standards, 
otherwise you fall under the "Copyright is not released for non MPEG-2 
NBC/MPEG-4 Audio conforming products" clause, with no further specification of 
what conformance means in this context or how you are supposed to claim it). You 
might want to consult a lawyer to find out how or if those terms apply in your 
jurisdiction. Even so, in jurisdictions that recognize software patents it is at 
very least a patent infringement to distribute it, but you probably knew that 
already.

Regards,
Karl Blomster