[MEncoder-users] Patent free codec

[Phil Ehrens]

Michel Bardiaux wrote:
> Phil Ehrens wrote:
> >Rich Felker wrote:
> >
> >>My claim is that everything is patent-free from a moral and legal
> >>standpoint, because the patents are invalid. However that won't help
> >>you when you get sued... :(
> >
> >
> >Better to let lawyers worry about this. Coders don't understand
> >the law, and lawyers don't understand code... let's try and keep
> >it this way, we don't want lawyers in here, do we? Like Richard
> >says, being right doesn't stop you from getting sued, being
> >quiet does.
> >
> >;^)
> >
> I find it surprising that no one blames the standards bodies. If ISO or 
> IEEE aor ANSII were forbidden to make patented stuff into official 
> standards, a lot of things would be simplified...

I have participated in standards development, and I have a
surprise for you, it is driven by industry, and it is generally
intended to discourage competition from those who cannot afford
certification.