MP3 format is patented, right?
So, if you want to include into your software an mp3 encoder/decoder (even if you develop one yourself), you have to pay royalty fees.
What i m asking is :
if i use DirectShow to encode/decode an mp3 file my
software is still subject to the mp3 patent, or not?
(i have spent so much time searching for an answer over
the internet, but noone seems to be sure of what the
answer is).
Any help would be appreciated
Thnx
MP3 DirectShow Decoding/Encoding is subject to Fraunhofer patent?
If you use DirectShow then you should be covered by MS royalties since they actually wrote and distributed the encoder/decoder and you just wrote a front end.
However I'm a programmer not a lawyer so I could be wrong.
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