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VLC & European Patents

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the going-to-get-worse-before-it-gets-better dept.

CaptScarlet22 writes " VideoLAN is seriously threatened by software patents due to the numerous patented techniques it implements and uses. Also threatened are the many libraries and projects which VLC is built upon, like FFmpeg, and the other fellow Free And Open Source software multimedia players, which include MPlayer, xine, Freevo, MythTV, gstreamer."

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  1. excellent planning. by spir0 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    shouldn't they have checked all these patents and licenses before implementing them?

    would charging their users a small fee pay for all the licenses? I use VLC on windows and OS X, and there must surely be a linux version too. so they've cornered all major markets.

    who wouldn't pay US$5-10 for such a useful program?

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    The reason girls and Windows users don't understand UNIX is because all the documentation is in Man files.
  2. patent reform by bersl2 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    We need it ASAP. This foolishness has to stop.

  3. Re:More info by j.blechert · · Score: 0, Redundant

    wow, a first post that has something to say! well, other than the obligatory 'first post! OMG WTF!!!!', of course.