K3b & MAD (MP3)

[Gene Heskett]

On Tuesday 12 June 2007, Greg Booth wrote:
>> Untested, but I remember people answering this. Install libk3b2-mp3  Not
>> sure why a wrapper can't be uninstalled by default (using a standard
>> package for the actual codec ), but there you go.
>
>MP3 format is copyrighted there for many distributions make you
>install those codecs as that then places the burden of guilt on YOU
>for installing copyrighted material instead of them for including
>copyrighted material.
>
I believe its a patent problem, not a copyright one.

>Like Nigel said though, it would be nice if it just SAID to install
>libk3b2-mp3. I suppose K3B is just covering their butt though.
>
>Greg

I believe the courts would interpret a direct, plain, you need to install such 
and such patented codec message as being contributing.  Its a liability a 
single coder, or small loosely linked group of them cannot afford.  Its 
unfortunate that this leaves us playing 10,000 monkeys until someone in the 
know 'suggests' the correct answer.

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