So simple question, without googling: Where can the g723.1 and g723.1a be found... so a 'EU-patch' can be make. I'm able to host it in Amsterdam.
Greetings, Stefan de Konink On Thu, 10 Jun 2004, Vlasis Hatzistavrou wrote: > Randy Ackers wrote: > >> Tony Hoyle wrote: > > > > > >> Steve Underwood wrote: > >> > >>>> > >>> I didn't say one patent covered all the world. I said the patents on > >>> codecs exist all over the >>world. WIPO is simplifying this a bit, > >>> but its still pretty expensive to get a patent everywhere. I >>know > >>> of no country where the key aspects of a codec cannot be patented. > >>> > >>> Outside the US you can't patent software or algorythms, and a codec > >>> is (usually) both of these, >>therefore not patentable outside the > >>> US. This is what allows things like the xvid project to exist, >>for > >>> example, which breaks several US patents... Fraunhoffer somehow > >>> apparently managed to >>get some in europe but it was never decided > >>> whether they were valid or not (commonly it is >>thought that they'd > >>> have failed under legal challenge as the wording of EU patent law is > >>> very >>clear). > > > > > >>> Try looking up the EU patents related to any of the ETSI codecs, like > >>> GSM EFR, half rate, AMR, >>etc. If Fraunhoffer's patents can be > >>> challenged, they must have screwed up the way they >>worded them. > > > > > > =========== > > Hello, > > > > I think that the discussion has strayed from its original subject: the > > subject is WHERE is the library for the G723.1 codec in Asterisk. > > > > There are many people/companies/organizations who need G723.1. Although > > apparently it's not a problem using a patented codec like G723.1 outside > > of the USA, most of us would gladly pay a reasonable per-channel fee for > > it's usage, like in the case of the G729 which Digium offers. > > > > But since it is not available in this manner, I think it's only fair to > > provide the source code for compilation/usage at least outside of the US. > > > > I know that quite a few Asterisk users have compiled G723.1 in their > > box. Like many others, I would like to have this code and be able to > > compile it in my box. > > > > In fact, many of us would even pay a reasonable sum in order to have the > > code, if the people who already have it & use it in their boxes are not > > willing to share for free. > > > > Regards, > > Randy Ackers. > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. > > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Asterisk-Users mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > > > I agree with Randy, G.723.1 would be extremely useful to many. > > And since G.723.1 could be used outside of the US from what I > understand, it would be very practical if the source code was available > for compilation & use on Asterisk. > > Thanks, > Vlasis Hatzistavrou. > > _______________________________________________ > Asterisk-Users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
