Two new initiatives from the FSF
There is also a new campaign called
PlayOGG.org, intended to promote use of the Ogg Vorbis audio format.
"OGG is your safest bet to be free from patent litigation when using
compressed audio. This is especially true given the recent upswing in
patent-based lawsuits. What is most frightening, and underscores the
landmine metaphor often used to describe software patents, is the recent
$1.5B preliminary judgment against Microsoft. Microsoft thought it had a
paid-up nonexclusive license to practice the patents in MP3. This judgment
demonstrates that there is no good way to protect yourself from these
threats. The only viable solution right now is to switch to OGG, and work
for the abolition of software patents.
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