Re: Turning lucent winmodem into soundcard

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Fri, 17 Sep 1999 13:50:19 +0100 (BST)


> I don't think a free V90 is possible, because of IP issues, and I seem to
> remember there are some IP issues with V34 too. Even V42bis had IP problems
> with the compression technique, but I think something has been resolved
> there. As usual the toughest engineering problems have law degrees.

Well its probably only a problem for Americans and the .jp people but yes.
Also in the US I suspect providing you own such a modem you inherited
sufficient patent rights to use it (US common commercial code). If you dont
own one then the situation is more complex.

Alan

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