<div>Hello Tony,</div><div><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0.8ex; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; padding-left: 1ex; ">
The G729 plugin has a license function. Why wouldn't something like<br>MP3? What is the benefit to FS of accepting a plugin from anyone that<br>is operating without proper licensing from a copyright or patent<br>holder?</blockquote>
<div> </div><div>from the same website (<a href="http://mp3licensing.com/help/index.html#4" target="_blank">http://mp3licensing.com/help/index.html#4</a>):</div><div>"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; ">However, no license is needed for private, non-commercial activities (e.g., home-entertainment, receiving broadcasts and creating a personal music library), not generating revenue or other consideration of any kind or for entities with associated annual gross revenue less than US$ 100 000.00.</span>"</div>
<div><br></div>Not every use of mp3 requires licensing, so if <u>we</u> want to use freeswitch with commercial purposes, they make it possible to use mod_shout but it is up to <u>us</u> to make sure we are not going against the laws. Just the same way stores sell you a CD/DVD and it is up to you if you're going to reproduce/redistribute the author's music for non-personal uses without his permission.<div>
<br></div><div>I know it would be nice if we could have all the information given with just installing FreeSWITCH and i think a "licensing feature" is a nice suggestion but I am not quite sure about the funding needed for such a thing. If you need additional dedicated support you can always email <a href="mailto:consulting@freeswitch.org">consulting@freeswitch.org</a> and check if they provide such services or find legal advise from an expert in your region.<div>
<br></div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">As such, is there a peer review board in FS of any sort to keep<br>
potential plugins out of the project unless they properly comply with<br>
copyright and patent laws? If not, why?<br>
<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">It seems like a slippery slope to me. I feel these are legitimate<br>
questions, and was wondering if there was a centralized license<br>
function so licenses for things like G729 and MP3 (or anything else)<br>
could be administered and offer to allow a firm to operate a<br>
legitimate server.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>About those other 2 questions I don't know, wait for someone else to reply to that.</div><div><br></div><div>Have a nice day.</div><div>-Milena</div></div></div>
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