Software NRSC-5 Receiver

Re:Software NRSC-5 Receiver by heywire on Thursday June 15, 2017 @05:34PM (#14564571)

I'm sure there are, but I would put it in the same bucket as the MP3 decoding libraries that have been included in Linux distros behind a checkbox for ages. If you tried to ship a product in the US based on this, I would expect to spend some time getting to know your lawyer. But for personal use, I wouldn't expect any trouble.

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Re:Software NRSC-5 Receiver by TD-Linux on Thursday June 15, 2017 @07:12PM (#14565265)

Not exactly the same situation as Ubuntu - the MP3 decoding checkbox downloaded Fluendo's decoder, which was actually properly licensed. But otherwise you're correct (FYI, there are EU and JP patents too).

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Re:Software NRSC-5 Receiver by heywire on Thursday June 15, 2017 @07:18PM (#14565297)

Ah, good to know. Not sure where I got the idea that it was basically an "I live somewhere without those patents" checkbox.

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