Legality of Linux Mint codecs (was linux mint)

[Martin Visser]

Barry,

I am guessing you mean patents rather patterns. That said, I think you will
find that those patents have not been enforced. They may have some standing,
but I don't think any non-licence holder of media codecs and has been
subject to legal proceedings in Australia (at least publically).

(And put up your hand if you don't use MP3 on Ubuntu (without using
Fluendo). And if you do, you are, IMHO and remember IANAL, morally clear, in
that you probably already own multiple devices all that have full-licensed
patents on them - hence have already paid the patent owners multiple times
over).

Regards, Martin

MartinVisser99 at gmail.com


On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 8:32 AM, Barry Williams <bazzawill at gmail.com> wrote:

> Linux mint are able to offer there distro with pattern infringing
> codecs by hosting there site in europe (I believe) where those
> patterns are not enforced. In Australia I believe those patterns are
> enforced so using mint is possibly illegal as is installing the non
> fluendo codecs in ubuntu.
> For your infomation only what you do with it is up to you
> Barry
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