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Is it illegal to use CompuServes GIF format?

April 26, 2017CompuServe format GIF illegal

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Is it illegal to use CompuServes GIF format?

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It is not illegal to own, transmit, or receive GIF files (provided that no unlicensed compression and/or decompression of the files occurs). You must realize, however, that GIF files are not the issue. The issue is, in fact, the LZW data compression algorithm.