GIFs in the tcm binary package

[Daniel Bößwetter]

Hi,

Ronald Landheer-Cieslak wrote:

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>I thought (but am by no means certain) that the algorithm for decompressing
>LZW is also covered by the patent, in which case you'd need a license for any
>software that decompresses it as well.
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>Again, IANAL - I was just worried that someone might get into trouble..
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Maybe you are right, but we don't want to decompress them. We only 
distribute them. TCM does not even contain LZW-Code.

I think that the distribution of GIFs is not subject to the patent 
policy (in contrast to their creation, as Benjamin points out), but if 
would make me feel better if I knew that the GIFs were created in a 
legal way. That's what I'm still about to find out.

BTW, I'm not a lawayer either :))

Daniel

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