[MPlayer-users] A question about patented codecs

[Jing Min Zhao]

JD,

Thank you for your answer!

I know xine is not bundling patented codecs, but I'm not selling any 
hardware or software containing the codec, I'm just providing service to 
help people download available software and install on their machines. I 
think this service thing should be different from that software thing, isn't 
it?

Jing Min Zhao


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "JD" <jd1008 at gmail.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 5:57 PM
Subject: Re: [MPlayer-users] A question about patented codecs


> Yes it does break the patent law.
>
> In fact, even xine will not bundle patented codecs
> with xine-libs.
>
> Your best bet is to spend some money and ask a lawyer to
> look into it for you.
>
>
> Jing Min Zhao wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I successfuly installed this gorgeous software on my Linux box and made 
>> it an almighty DVD player for my beautiful LCD TV. My friend envies it so 
>> I helped him to setup a same thing. Then an idea came up to my head maybe 
>> I can help others too for some service fee. I think this is good since 
>> both I and other people will be happy, but I'm hesitating on the patented 
>> codecs.
>>
>> I want to install the binary codec packages, especially the RealVideo 
>> codec because the rmvb files are essential. Could anybody please tell me 
>> whether my service of installing such a codec to people's computers break 
>> any law?
>>
>>
>> Thanks a lot in advance,
>>
>> Jing Min Zhao
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