How will this affect Linux using MP3

[Res]

On Thu, 22 Feb 2007, Gene Heskett wrote:

> On Thursday 22 February 2007, jim tate wrote:
>> How will this affect Linux using MP3
>>
>>
>> http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cbsm/SIG=12qc5oi18/*http://www.m
>> arketwatch.com/news/story/microsoft-ordered-pay-alcatel-lucent-15/story.
>> aspx?guid=%7B1DD3996C%2D8037%2D4528%2D9203%2DA612C9AD2564%7D&siteid=yhoo
>> &dist=yhoo
>
> I doubt it will have any long term effect, as IMO the suite was baseless
> in the first place, and now we've had a died in the wool, red white &
> blue judge who probably whistles yandee doodle while trimming his roses
> in the back yard make a ruling that on the face of it, goes against
> everything we know about MP3, eg Fahnhoffer own the patent and who the
> hell is this alcatel/lucent if not just another patent troll?  What
> rights do they claim they have to kick a dog in this fight?
>
> Surely this will be summarily tossed at the next appeals court hearing?


For the first time in my life, I stand behind and support M$
(Now im going to have to wash my mouth out with lots of amber fluids 
shorlty :P )


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Res

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