Re: removing mp3 code

[Shachar Shemesh]

Eric Pouech wrote:
> my point is:
> - a company X has an audio player for Win32
> - company X ports its app to Wine using the wine source, and it's mp3
>
> player and makes a closed package of it
> - it'll have to pay for the license
>
> so I think this has to be documented somehow
>
> A+

Isn't it always the case with Open Source software that, when you want 
to repackage a piece of code, patent licensing requirements are yours to 
figure out and comply? Why is this case any different than the Unisys 
LZW patent, when free (bear) implementations were free of charge?

Shachar