Flexbeta > Free media players threatened by software patents

hussam

Apr 11 2005, 10:11 PM

http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/index.html
Do you guys think this is a big deal? will other free media players be next?

Singh400

Apr 11 2005, 10:40 PM

Yeah I can see this affecting other free media players. I can see another torrent like epidemic coming.

Tobb555

Apr 11 2005, 11:08 PM

Ive been saying for a longtime that patents and copyrighted material slows down technology.

Lee_Mann

Apr 12 2005, 02:16 AM

Oh so true P2P would be so much further ahead now! I 100% agree, they would be making billions off of p2p by now, instead of trying to shut it down (which is a hopeless cause)

sHARD>>

Apr 12 2005, 02:43 AM

Software patents are generally a bad thing, but that is only because of a largely incompetent patent office. If we only granted patents on REAL great inventions, like say, a fantastic compression method, instead of "clicking and dragging windows", it might be okay. Same goes for regular patents.

o0f

Apr 12 2005, 02:51 AM

gotta love a nice big waste of money.

hussam

Apr 13 2005, 09:19 AM

Makes you thing what the future holds for Linux distributions and how many patents they are infringing.

mrme1013

Apr 25 2005, 09:26 PM

QUOTE(sHARD>> @ Apr 11 2005, 09:43 PM)

Software patents are generally a bad thing, but that is only because of a largely incompetent patent office. If we only granted patents on REAL great inventions, like say, a fantastic compression method, instead of "clicking and dragging windows", it might be okay. Same goes for regular patents.
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This is absolutely the problem. I don't claim to understand the patent approval process, but something isn't right there. It would be interesting to interview some of the patent lawyers who approve these crappy things.

paulbeattie87

Apr 25 2005, 09:52 PM

yep it's the sad state of the tech world today, cast your minds back a few years when it didn't matter it was only a few patents.

Paul

Lee_Mann

Apr 25 2005, 09:56 PM

patent wars have been going on alot longer then that, just now its all about getting money from the big companies