Bug#481763: [libdts] New upstrean version (0.0.5) available, but...

[Fabian Greffrath]

Package: libdts
Version: 0.0.2-svn-2
Severity: wishlist

Hi all,

on the VideoLAN upstream website [1] there is a new release (0.0.5) of
libdca available. This is the library source code that builds libdts
AFAIK. However, next to the link to the tarball download the following
warning can be found:

        Provisional Warning: DTS Inc. claims that use of libdca
        software, to decode DTS compressed sound data on a DVD could
        violate DTS's patent rights. If you are unsure about the
        legality of using and distributing this code in your country, in
        particular in the USA, please consult your lawyer before
        downloading it.

Well, we allready have a package of this library in Debian, it's only
for an older release (0.0.2). Is it OK to package this library anyway,
since it is a decoding library and we allready have a bunch of decoding
libraries in Debian (think of libmad and libfaad2). Does anyone know if
the patent issue does only apply to the new upstream version or if the
older version in Debian is also affected?

Cheers,
Fabian

[1] http://www.videolan.org/developers/libdca.html