[MPlayer-users] OT: libavcodec+ffmpeg
Xavier Sanz
xavi at ofiweb.com
Thu Oct 23 19:49:53 CEST 2003
Uhm's some people told me that wme license is free.
So we have one installed, this give us the right to stream in asf format
from other source? :P
(I undertand this like the rdesktop case)
Thanks again
Xavier Sanz
Todd Lyons wrote:
>[Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
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>>Hello i'm planning to use
>>libavcodec+ffmpeg to retransmit a live event
>>(yes, you can say it's commercial use)
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>This is probably what gets you.
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>>So, the question is (i think it also affects mencoder):
>>The codecs rm and asf in libavcodec are gpl, this means we
>>can generate
>>those streamings without needing of a license from the "owners"
>>(microsoft, real networks)?
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>Well unfortunately, due to things like software patents, the "blueprint"
>of how those streams are constructed is patented, not just the software
>and methods of doing it. So chances are you're running afoul of one of
>MS or Real's patents if you're streaming using their format without
>having purchased a license (ie WME or Real Encoder).
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>I'd be willing to bet that using it for personal consumption would be
>overlooked by the big corporations. But once you start making money off
>it, they want a piece of the pie.
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>The usual disclaimers apply, especially IANAL and I am not representing
>my employer in any way. (and no, my employer is not MS or Real :-)
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>Blue skies... Todd
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