From sf@fermigier.com Fri, 2 Jun 2000 18:42:19 +0200
Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2000 18:42:19 +0200
From: Stefane Fermigier sf@fermigier.com
Subject: [Patents] Patents & Licensing

On Fri, Jun 02, 2000 at 12:57:36PM +0200, Nicolas MONNET wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> Could you please enlighten me WRT the enforceability of your patents
> related MP3s in Europe, esp. considering that pure software patents are
> normally not legal in Europe.
> 
> (ref: http://www.freepatents.org/law/)

I think I know understand this mysterious mail from this morning:

1) http://bladeenc.mp3.no/skeleton/DL.html

``Due to threats from large companies, who holds patents on mp3 related
technology, to take me to court if I continue to distribute products containing
"their" technology, I have decided to remove the BladeEnc binaries from my
homepage. 

Their claims are very questionable and I sincerely hope that this will be
nothing but a temporary removal.  My patent ombudsman is investigating their
claims and I will base my future actions on his findings.''

2) http://slashdot.org/articles/00/06/01/1826246.shtml

Cheers,

	S.

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