CaptainRAVE Posted November 1, 2001 Share Posted November 1, 2001 AOL has been forbidden to distribute version 6.0 of their software. A judge ruled that an indictment was necessary, because AOL has most likely infringed on copyrights on MP3 playback code held by PlayMedia Systems. AOL 7.0 is not affected. NullSoft, a subsidiary of AOL purchased the right to use PlayMedia code, but it was never licensed to the parent company, AOL. If PlayMedia wins its lawsuit, AOL will owe them millions of dollars in reparations. "If someone can use your engine in a Chevy, they're not allowed to use your engine in a Ford," PlayMedia explained. AOL "basically took our software and...put it in a use for which it wasn't licensed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael1587246523 Posted November 1, 2001 Share Posted November 1, 2001 Interesting. Most people already have 6.0 (if on aol)so i dont know what they will do. take 6.0 off their computers? Howzit about jk2 though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion Heart Posted November 1, 2001 Share Posted November 1, 2001 AOL sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hannibal Posted November 1, 2001 Share Posted November 1, 2001 Word! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kurgan Posted November 2, 2001 Share Posted November 2, 2001 Dang, that means no more free amray cases in my mail.... doh! Heh, but less waste, as most people just chuck the stuff around here anyway, so that's a good thing. But I guess I'd rather get a disc in the mail than have the software sneak its way onto my system through some other means (yeah its better for the environment not to use the hard copy, but at least I can just throw it away and be done with it). So it's a mixed blessing... for me anyway. Kurgan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnlyOneCanoli Posted November 2, 2001 Share Posted November 2, 2001 I think I will begin collecting AOL CD's I get in the mail from now on. And then find their address and ship them all back to em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acdcfanbill Posted November 2, 2001 Share Posted November 2, 2001 ....with long letters expressing my outrage at their blatent disregard for all that is good and holy about our country!!! those bastards!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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