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Date:      Wed, 17 Sep 2014 16:46:21 +0200
From:      =?UTF-8?Q?Bernhard_Fr=C3=B6hlich?= <decke@freebsd.org>
To:        Ben Woods <woodsb02@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: audio/lame RESTRICTED status
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On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 2:57 PM, Ben Woods <woodsb02@gmail.com> wrote:
> I wanted to ask people's thoughts as to whether distributing compiled lame
> binaries with FreeBSD packages is legal?

No it isn't unless you have a license. You're giving the answer
yourself already.

> http://mp3licensing.com/royalty/software.html
> This site lists licensing requirements for "PC software applications which
> incorporate mp3 / mp3PRO decoding (player, decoder) and software
> applications incorporate mp3 / mp3PRO encoding capabilities (encoder,
> ripper, recorder, jukebox)."
>
> This is also linked from the Lame website itself: http://www.mp3-tech.org/
> (click on the patents and mp3 link on right)
>
> And from wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia....nd_legal_issues
> and note 5 here:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_audio_coding_formats#Notes

-- 
Bernhard Froehlich
http://www.bluelife.at/



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