What's the current status of mp3-licensing issues?

[Jon Ciesla]

> Tom "spot" Callaway wrote:
>> On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 10:47 +0300, Peter Lemenkov wrote:
>>> What about US?
>>
>> The Fraunhofer/Thomson patents have not expired in the US.
>> They are not willing to give us an unrestricted patent grant.
>>
>> US Patent 5559834 expires September 24, 2013
>> US Patent 4942607 expires February 3, 2008
>> US Patent 5812672 expires September 2, 2015
>> US Patent 5579430 expires November 26, 2013
>> US Patent 5321729 expires June 24, 2011
>> US Patent 5706309 expires January 6, 2015
>> US Patent 5227990 expires July 13, 2010
>> US Patent 4821260 expires December 16, 2007
>> US Patent 5214742 expires May 25, 2010
>> US Patent 6185539 expires February 6, 2018
>> US Patent 5703999 expires November 18, 2016
>> US Patent 5924060 expires July 13, 2016
>> US Patent 5701346 expires February 2, 2015
>> US Patent 6009399 expires April 16, 2017
>> US Patent 5384811 expires January 24, 2012
>> US Patent 5736943 expires April 7, 2015
>> US Patent 5742735 expires April 21, 2015
>> US Patent 5455833 expires October 3, 2012
>
> So, in Fedora 28 we may be able to include MP3 support? :)

Actually, if we don't slip schedules too badly, (2018-2007)*2+8= Fedora
30.  Or, I suppose, 29, if it's Feb 6 2018. :)

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