That's why we should support Open Source projects like Ogg Vorbis!  Here is
an open letter to Thompson Multimedia about this from the CEO of Xiph.  It
is a pretty good read.

http://www.xiph.org/ogg/vorbis/openletter.html

Gene

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-kclug@marauder.illiana.net
> [mailto:owner-kclug@marauder.illiana.net]On Behalf Of zscoundrel
> Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 9:28 PM
> To: kclug@kclug.org
> Subject: Re: New MP3 License Terms Demand $0.75 Per Decoder
>
>
> OK, let's see now, 75 cents to license a decoder that I will never use,
> because I find most of the terms attached to usage of MP3 to be morally
> objectionable, hmmmm, not too tough a call there - they - and the
> RIAA/MPAA a$$holes they want to be like can go $crew themselves.
>
> Pardon the profanity, but I get so tired of the rape your customers
> attitude associated with the entertainment industry that I just choose
> to do without it as much as possible.
>
> Don't use it, don't need it, don't miss it!  Why pay for it?
>
> Hanasaki JiJi wrote:
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> > Maybe.. do the math and then let us all know if you would turn
> down that
> > much $
> >
> > Andrew Bates wrote:
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> >>
> >> Yeah I read that a while ago, that some F'D UP shieet ain't it.
> >>
> >> Amazing how greedy the human species is.
> >>
> >> Hanasaki JiJi wrote:
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> >>> New MP3 License Terms Demand $0.75 Per Decoder
> >>> http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/08/27/1626241&mode=nocomment
> >>>
> >>>
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