Fwd: [LINK] File formats and licencing

[Anthony Hornby]

Ogg Vorbis, Flac etc .... there are now good open format choices available.

*sigh*

Its all so depressing.

Anthony.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ivan Trundle" <ivan at itrundle.com>
To: "The Link Institute" <link at anu.edu.au>
Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 9:18:36 AM (GMT+0930) Australia/Darwin
Subject: [LINK] File formats and licencing

Following on from the recent debate about iTunes and music file  
formats, John Gruber of Daring Fireball has an interesting analysis:

http://daringfireball.net/2007/04/some_facts_about_aac

Until now, I didn't realise that the MP3 format has a licence fee.

Nonetheless, Gruber's assertions put an interesting spin on file  
formats and the licencing regime that end-users like us must endure  
and comply with.

iT

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