Is this the Free Software Foundation we're talking about?

Posted Feb 24, 2006 7:22 UTC (Fri) by TwoTimeGrime (guest, #11688)
In reply to: Is this the Free Software Foundation we're talking about? by xoddam
Parent article: The Second GPLv3 Conference

> I think most of the formats you mention are patent-encumbered

They are all patent-encumbered, including Theora.

Yes, but!

Posted Feb 24, 2006 7:51 UTC (Fri) by xoddam (subscriber, #2322) [Link]

True. The developer of the codec on which Theora is (was originally?)
based owns patents on the techniques. But they have licenced them to all
users, for any purpose.

From the top of http://www.theora.org/svn.html :

"On2 represents and warrants that it shall not assert any rights relating
to infringement of On2's registered patents, nor initiate any litigation
asserting such rights, against any person who, or entity which utilizes
the On2 VP3 Codec Software, including any use, distribution, and sale of
said Software; which make changes, modifications, and improvements in
said Software; and to use, distribute, and sell said changes as well as
applications for other fields of use."