--- Francis Earl <lunitik@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Apparently some of the MP3 patents are supposedly > > dying out, but not so soon :( > > > > > http://www.tunequest.org/a-big-list-of-mp3-patents/20070226/ > > I was under the impression they were expiring around > 2010, thank you for > that link. The big one there is Alcatel-Lucent as > they are the guys > really throwing their muscle around. > > > As for the apple Ipod, and others they can get > hacked > > and unpaid music can be placed onto them. I have > some > > students that are very bright in this area, they > put > > music onto cell phones without paying for the > music. > > They are sharp with computers and electronics but > ask > > them about academics and they do not answer. They > do > > need to be dissapointed with Apple as they do not > care > > what they do, they know that someone, somewhere is > > working to ensure that they can do other things > that > > Apple did not want them to do. :) > > While such things are always possible, it doesn't > make it a good thing. > You can actually get your iPod working on your Linux > box though, it is > the codecs and the related copyrights that are bad. > Just because your > students get away with breaking the law, doesn't > mean it would be smart > for RedHat to facilitate that...> Agreed :) > > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
