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[Mageia-dev] [RFC] Moving various packages/codecs to tainted

+ David Walser + luigiwalser at yahoo.com +
+ Thu Jan 12 03:23:20 CET 2012 +

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andre999 wrote:
+> We're talking about codecs, essentially the decoders which are used to 
+> read encoded files.
+> If the patent claims are valid/enforceable (and most aren't), it is up 
+> to the patent holder to decide if it is in their interest to enforce the 
+> patent claims.
+> Since they will normally attempt to collect royalties from those using 
+> the encoders to generate encoded content, it is in their interest avoid 
+> enforcing claims against users of decoders, as the more such decoders 
+> are used, the more the demand for the corresponding encoders, and thus 
+> the more royalties they will collect.  So it seems to me entirely 
+> logical to await notification that they indeed intend to collect 
+> royalties for these codec decoders.
+> However I do agree that we should put encoders that seem to be covered 
+> by valid patents in some countries in "tainted".
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+If we really want a hard and fast rule, I agree that this makes the most sense.
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