Include MPlayer in beta?

Bryan W. Headley bwheadley at earthlink.net
Wed Sep 17 18:48:03 UTC 2003


Mike A. Harris wrote:
> On Wed, 17 Sep 2003, Bryan W. Headley wrote:
> 
> 
>>>b) MPlayer is saying it is GPL.  If he decides to try to use patents to
>>>prevent distribution it is no longer GPL (see mp3 discussions).
>>
>>Are you saying that patenting something in a product retroactively 
>>revokes the GPL license for all prior releases?
> 
> If this is confusing to you, please consult an IP attourney.

Wasn't confused; just softly making a point.

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