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The LAME MP3 encoder uses technology covered by patents. The LAME developers distribute the code in source code form only. The developers say that it is legal
by frognibble 16y ago
The LAME MP3 encoder uses technology covered by patents. The LAME developers distribute the code in source code form only. The developers say that it is legal to distribute the code because the source code is a description of the patent and not a working implementation of the patent. See last question at http://lame.sourceforge.net/tech-FAQ.txt http://lame.sourceforge.net/tech-FAQ.txt for more info.