August 16, 2010 archive

T&L Episode 2: Show Notes

MP3 vs. OGG Software Patents Individual countries where patents apply: Japan, China, India, United States Group countries with patent offices: European Union Questions occur when the definition of “non-obviousness” is questioned PNG developed to avoid GIF patents OGG developed to avoid MP3 patents Patent Pledges (agreements to not enforce patents on free/open source projects) Royalty-free …

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T&L Episode 2: MP3 v. OGG

Thanks to Klaatu for coming on board tonight to talk about the debate over software patents and the MP3 format vs. Open Source audio codecs like OGG. The audio leaves a little bit to be desired but everything is understandable. Please tell everyone about the netcast. Thanks for listening and hope to have you back for …

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