Date:    Mon, 15 Aug 2005 19:23:48 +0300 (EEST)
From:    Harry Sintonen <sintonen@iki.fi>
To:      Stephen Fellner <sf.amiga@gmail.com>
Subject: Request to comply with General Public License

   Hello!

I hereby request you to send me the full source code of avcodec.library 
and DvPlayer so I can exercise my right to build my own versions. As both 
avcodec.library 51.34 and DvPlayer 0.43 are GPL, so I am sure you have no 
problems complying.


Details
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avcodec.library 51.34 includes statically linked liba52 which is GPL. Thus 
avcodec.library is GPL. Here is the evidence that liba52 is included in 
the avcodec.library:
http://www.iki.fi/sintonen/dvplayer_gpl/avcodec_gpl.txt

Further, the manual of the DvPlayer 0.43 (DvPlayer_Manual.pdf) states:

"2.2 Requirements
[...]
avcodec.library 51.34 or newer is also required. This library is available 
for download on the DvPlayer web page."

"3. Installation
[...]
DvPlayer requires avcodec.library 51.34 or higher. You must download and 
install it also. It can be downloaded from the DvPlayer webpage."

and

"2.3 Features
[...]
DvPlayer supports many audio and video codecs via avcodec.library, 
including MPEG 1/2, DiVX, XVID, MJPG, Cinepak, Indeo Video, PCM, MP2, 
MP3, AC3 (stereo, 5.1) and more..."
      *****************

DvPlayer 0.43 links avcodec.library dynamically, thus DvPlayer is GPL 
aswell.

For reference, see:
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#TOCLinkingWithGPL
Especially:
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#IfLibraryIsGPL
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#TOCMereAggregation
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLAndPlugins


You must provide full source code, including header files, scripts, 
makefiles and such (barring system components or compiler) to build 
avcodec.library 51.34 and DvPlayer 0.43.

I can accept the source code for example via FTP, HTTP, email 
(sintonen@iki.fi), or by regular mail to address:

   Harry Sintonen
   Kotipolku 30
   FIN-48710 Karhula
   FINLAND

Let me know which method (or some other) of delivery you wish to use. 
Confirm arrival of this email by replying it.

Refusal to comply will result in reporting the GPL License violation to 
copyright holder(s) of each breached component, and Free Software 
Foundation.


References
----------

http://amigos.amiga.hu/dvplayer/download.html
http://liba52.sourceforge.net/
http://www.iki.fi/sintonen/dvplayer_gpl/avcodec_gpl.txt
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#TOCLinkingWithGPL
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#IfLibraryIsGPL
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#TOCMereAggregation
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLAndPlugins
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-violation.html
http://gpl-violations.org/


   Kind Regards,
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