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| author | jmvalin <jmvalin@0101bb08-14d6-0310-b084-bc0e0c8e3800> | 2002-06-19 02:10:06 +0400 |
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| committer | jmvalin <jmvalin@0101bb08-14d6-0310-b084-bc0e0c8e3800> | 2002-06-19 02:10:06 +0400 |
| commit | d7250fa97f44b18b1dc068ca7b493deb0da84fda (patch) | |
| tree | 68e5be69ce8e0182b85fe32037372fe59a2c4b48 /html | |
| parent | b0c60f0ab40fdb243dc8ce476a569e605722fe9a (diff) | |
Added position regarding patents
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diff --git a/html/index.html b/html/index.html index e1c5707..b37d35c 100644 --- a/html/index.html +++ b/html/index.html @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ <a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/speex">The Speex project</a> - aims to build an open-source (LGPL) patent-free voice codec. Unlike + aims to build an open-source (LGPL) <A href="patents.html">patent-free</A> voice codec. Unlike other codecs like MP3 and <a href="http://www.vorbis.org/">Ogg Vorbis</a>, Speex is specially designed for compressing voice at low bit-rates for applications such as voice over IP (VoIP). In some sense, it is meant to be complementary to the Ogg Vorbis codec. @@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ Once again, this breaks compatibility with previous versions. <br> <a href="mailto:valj01@gel.usherb.ca">Jean-Mrc Valin</a> <br> <a href="mailto:david@voicetronix.com.au">David Rowe</a> <br> - $Date: 2002/06/17 22:42:47 $</div> + $Date: 2002/06/18 22:10:06 $</div> diff --git a/html/patents.html b/html/patents.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..96ffcc1 --- /dev/null +++ b/html/patents.html @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> +<html> +<head> + <title>Speex and patents</title> + <meta name="author" content="Jean-Marc Valin"> +</head> +<body> +<div align="center"> +<h1>Position regarding patents</h1> +<div align="left">Although Speex tries to avoid using patented algorithms, +we cannot provide any warranty that Speex is indeed completely patent-free. +This is because the whole field of speech coding is a real patent minefield, +with the scope of many patent still unclear. Also, each country has its own +patent laws and list of granted patents so tracking them all would be next +to impossible.<br> +<br> +That being said, we are doing our best to keep away from known patents and +we do not patent the algorithms we use. That's about all we can do about +it. If you are aware of a patent issue with Speex, please <a + href="mailto:speex-devel@lists.sourceforge.net">let us know</a>.<br> +<br> +For the reasons explained above, we strongly suggest that you have a closer +look at patent issues with respect to your country if you are thinking about +using Speex commercially. Note that this is not specific to Speex, since +many "standard" codecs have an unclear patent status (like <a + href="http://www.mp3-tech.org/patents.html">MP3</a>, <a + href="http://kbs.cs.tu-berlin.de/%7Ejutta/toast.html">GSM</a> and probably +others), not to mention the risks of a patent holder claiming rights on a +standardized codec long after standardization.<br> +</div> +</div> +</body> +</html> |