[webcast-l] RealPlayer 10 for Linux

[Bill Best]

Kevin Foreman (GM of Helix RealNetworks):

> "As part of the free RealPlayer 10 for Linux, Real
> has paid Thomson for a legal MP3 playback license and
> then includes it at no cost as part of the newly
> released RealPlayer 10. As I speak to people, many are
> under the false impression that MP3 playback patent
> and royalty rights are free, since there are open
> source implementations of MP3 playback available. Not
> true. Nonetheless, we are glad to do our part of
> making the Linux desktop a first class citizen by
> legally providing MP3 playback to users via our new
> RealPlayer."

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