I think the complaint centres around this fun phrase in the legal stuff:

3. Restrictions
a.  You may not use the Specification in any way to create or develop  
a runtime, client, player,
executable or other program that reads or renders .swf.


On 7-Oct-05, at 7:10 PM, Ron Teitelbaum wrote:

> All,
>
>
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> [21:52] darron: I assume you want to process the .swf file?
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> [21:52] darron: or maybe create a .swf file?
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> [21:52] Its Me Ron T: I think they want to do both
>
> [21:52] darron: the file format is open, I sent you a download link  
> to it
>
> [21:52] darron: as well as libraries that already do this
>
> [21:52] Its Me Ron T: wonderful
>
>

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