[wellylug] Multimedia Nightmares

[Tim McKenzie]

On Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:13:16 Daniel Pittman wrote:
> For that, yes, you need to break the law and install the win32
> codecs.

Which law?  If you're talking about patent law, are you sure there 
are any relevant patents in New Zealand?  Microsoft owns nine 
dozen current patents in New Zealand:
http://www.iponz.govt.nz/cms/banner_template/IPPATENT
I haven't looked through them all to see which (if any) apply to 
audio or video codecs, but given how few valid patents they have, 
someone may wish to do so on a rainy afternoon.

Tim
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