In September 1998, the Fraunhofer Institute sent a letter to several developers of MP3 software stating that a license was required to "distribute and/or sell decoders and/or encoders". The letter claimed that unlicensed products "infringe the patent rights of Fraunhofer and Thomson. To make, sell and/or distribute products using the [MPEG Layer-3] standard and thus our patents, you need to obtain a license under these patents from us."
In September 1998 , the Fraunhofer Institute sent a letter to several developers of MP3 software stating that a license was required to " distribute and/or sell decoders and/or encoders " . The letter claimed that unlicensed products " infringe the patent rights of Fraunhofer and Thomson . To make , sell and/or distribute products using the [ MPEG Layer-3 ] standard and thus our patents , you need to obtain a license under these patents from us . "
What can products not use if they want to avoid infringing on patent rights?
What can products not use if they want to avoid infringing on patent rights ?
the [MPEG Layer-3] standard
the [MPEG Layer-3] standard