Making .gif backgrounds transparent

[Brandon Martus]

Originally posted by jonathan lall
the GIF format's compression is copyrighted by Unisys, and thus by using it without permission you are technically infringing

I think I remember reading that you can use GIF's without worrying. The problem lies in any software that has the ability to export to GIF. They are the ones that have to deal with the whole Unisys mess. [if i understood correctly]

And while we're on the subject of PNG's... check this article to learn more about PNGs: http://www.zeldman.com/daily/0503c.shtml#pngofregret

And then go sign this petition to include true PNG support for IE in Windows: http://www.petitiononline.com/msiepng/petition.html