[ILUG-BOM] [OT] Is your PC legal?

[Shahed Moolji]

> > 2. Do you have Mp3z on your Hard-Disk? Linux or Windows , they are
> >    completely illegal

> Making mp3s is not legal, per se. You can make million copies of any song
> and keep in on your hdd. As long as you dont distribute them to others
free
> of cost.


Encoding mp3 requires that you license the encoding (file format, not the
algorithim used to
obtain the it, I believe) from Thomson Multimedia.

Our company uses lame to encode mp3's for our digital voice recorder.
We have to pay for a license for every unit of our product sold.

Regards
Shahed.