amarok problem with xine

Rex Dieter rdieter at math.unl.edu
Sun May 13 20:40:53 UTC 2007


Tim wrote:
> Timothy Murphy:
>>> but are stricly legal (or legalistic) sites
>>> not allowed to tell us where to find non-free RPMs?
>>> Would that be breaking the law?
> 
> Michael Schwendt:
>> Yes, it is called "contributory infringement", but IANAL.
> 
> Makes one wonder whether simply saying "more codecs may be downloadable
> from the player or supporting websites," and listing address(es),
> without actually saying anything about any particular ones, avoids the
> issue enough.

Ask a lawyer, they'll 99% likely say no.  :)

-- Rex




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