[Freeswitch-users] G.729 patent expired. How to do now?

[Brian West]

Lets not forget patent != copyright.  Seems that one keeps getting
overlooked.

/b


On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 5:28 PM, Mitch Capper <mitch.capper at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Yes except now the official G729 license body is saying the remaining
> patents can be used royalty free.  Granted how legally enforceable items
> are may be different but this does not seem to leave any obvious loop
> holes.  I have no problem (and own several) G729 licenses for FS.  In
> addition if FS wants to continue collecting money for the work on this
> module.  There was also the setup and upfront commit by the FS team to make
> proper licensing happen worth recouping.  However, hopefully there isn't
> more money going to a body saying they no longer want money for licensing.
>   It is good news (per the other thread) that there is a work around for
> the license server and hardware binding issues of the past, as it caused a
> big problem with docker previously trying to make that work.
>
>
> ~mitch
>
> On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 12:02 PM, David Villasmil <
> david.villasmil.work at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Guys this topic has been discussed before. Please search the mailing list.
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 7:18 PM Sergey Safarov <s.safarov at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> http://lists.freeswitch.org/pipermail/freeswitch-users/2016-
>>> August/thread.html
>>> Thread "g729 patent expiration"
>>>
>>> вт, 21 мар. 2017 г. в 20:39, José Lopes <jose.lopes at itcenter.com.pt>:
>>>
>>> Hello guys,
>>>
>>> I notice that the patent of G.729 is expired (since January 1, 2017) as
>>> noticed at http://www.sipro.com/G729.html .
>>>
>>> So it is possible now to use G729 at FreeSwitch without license ?
>>>
>>> Best Regards,
>>> Jose Lopes
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