SanDisk MP3 Players Seized in MP3 Licence Dispute

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SanDisk MP3 Players Seized in MP3 Licence Dispute

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Monday September 4, 2006 @05:33PM from the lawyers-on-speed-dial dept.

MrSteveSD writes "According to the BBC, German officials have seized Sandisk's MP3 players at the IFA show in Berlin. The Italian company Sisvel claims that Sandisk has refused to pay license fees for the MP3 codec. Sisvel President Roberto Dini has said that Sandisk could get an edge over competitors by not paying the fees. How much are proprietary format licensing fees pushing up the cost of consumer goods?"

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Re:My First First Post by Anonymous Coward · 2006-09-04 17:56 · Score: 3, Funny

Der Post ist hiermit beschlagnahmt. Melden Sie sich unverzüglich bei der nächsten Gestapo-Geschäftsstelle.
OK, so where is... by MsGeek · 2006-09-04 17:56 · Score: 1, Funny

...the obligatory "So why don't they just use .OGG/.FLAC" comment? Oops.

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Re:My First First Post by Korin43 · 2006-09-04 18:26 · Score: 3, Funny

There should be mod points for +1/2 "Funny but no one will understand it"
fees by csplinter · 2006-09-04 18:38 · Score: 2, Funny

"How much are proprietary format licensing fees pushing up the cost of consumer goods?"

14 dollars.
Just came here in a time machine from 2010. by neoshroom · 2006-09-04 22:53 · Score: 3, Funny

While many still use mp3's in 2010 lossless music is starting to really catch on. Everyone has connections with a good amount more bandwidth, so downloading the much larger files isn't that much of a hassle anymore. Apples' iTunes started the trend around 2008 by heavily promoting its lossless codec and making the majority of its tracks available in it. It will even transcode from lossless to mp3 for your iPod. I have a feeling in a few more years mp3 is going to feel like tapes in respect to CD's.

Oh, and if anyone is curious about me, I work in law enforcement. I was sent back on the case of one of the most wanted time-criminals of 2010, John Titor.

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Re:Wikipedia says, patent expires in 2010 by Frogbert · 2006-09-04 23:00 · Score: 4, Funny

Well I just edited the article so that the patents expired three years ago. Rejoice!
Re:Wikipedia says, patent expires in 2010 by morie · 2006-09-05 00:39 · Score: 3, Funny

No you didn't

The sad thing is: I checked.

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