May 5th, 2008
CoreAVC for Linux project coming back to Google
CoreAVC for Linux, which was removed from Google after a DMCA takedown notice from CoreCodec, will be coming back.
The project provides patches enabling open source media players to use CoreAVC software under Linux.
A CoreCodec worker using the screen name BetaBoy told an internal forum last night that “The DMCA removal request and the project reinstatement was been sent to Google.”
BetaBoy also apologized for a “disconnect” with the developer of CoreAVC, writing “there is a general need for CoreAVC on Linux” with a “GStreamer Plug-in ready to launch.
“We are also looking at releasing CorePlayer Professional for Linux (QT Version) but we need to package this up for distribution,” BetaBoy added.
Slashdot posted a complaint about the takedown last night and our own Steven Shankland was on top of the story, posting about it at about 1 AM Eastern Time. (But even the best reporters must sleep.)
As to what caused the breakdown between CoreCodec and the developer, BetaBoy wrote, “This is not about copyright (even thought the DMCA deals with that), this is mostly about reverse engineering without permission under the DMCA”
By giving the developer permission to do this, the problem has been solved, BetaBoy concluded.
Dana Blankenhorn has been a business journalist for 30 years, a tech freelancer since 1983. You can follow Dana on Twitter. See his full profile and disclosure of his industry affiliations.
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| 05/05/08
