[ANN] id3libv1.0.0

[Mark Smith]

Scott, can you point to anything specific about id3 patents? I've had  
a good poke around the links you provided, and could find nothing...I  
did find this, on http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/formats/fdd/ 
fdd000108.shtml

> Disclosure
> Fully documented. Developed by Martin Nilsson and colleagues; see  
> ID3.org web site.
>
> Documentation
> Documentation and specifications for all subversions and addenda at  
> the ID3.org developer's page.
>
> Adoption
> Very widely adopted for World Wide Web dissemination and playback  
> on specialized devices.
>
> Licensing and patent claims
> None, except use of the copyrighted logo is licensed by Martin  
> Nilsson at no cost.

Which makes sense, since the ID3 standards were created by Martin  
Nilsson, and maintained by him.
There's nothing I could find on id3.org to suggest that Alcatel/ 
Lucent have anything at all to do with id3 tags.

Best,

Mark


On 29 May 2007, at 08:10, Scott Kane wrote:

> Note that this covers tags and playing and the creation of MP3  
> files.  Ogg is a good substitute though Thompson GMBH have turned  
> their attention to that as well several times in that they suggest  
> Ogg *may* infringe on their compression patent.  Another company in  
> the USA had Microsoft in court in February as they also claim to  
> own a patent on MP3 (not sure of details of the actual patent held)  
> and wanted mega bucks for use.   They won and MS are appealing.   
> The tags are covered by the Thompson patent but getting precise  
> details requires you contact their lawyers.  Having done that once  
> I'd not recommend it - they are creeps. <g>