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You don't need licensing for mp3 decoding anymore. All the patents have expired. Even Fedora ships mp3 decoder now. There are still patents left for mp3 encodi

• poizan42 10y ago
  The last known decoding patent expired in 2015. That last known patent covering mp3 at all expired two weeks ago. Edit: apparently there are two patents left in relations to encoder optimizations[0] not mentioned on the wikipedia pages. Those are probably irrelevant to modern encoders on modern computers. [0]: https://madfileformatscience.garymcgath.com/2016/0/05/mp3patent/ https://madfileformatscience.garymcgath.com/2016/0/05/mp3pat...
  • vetinari 10y ago
    Fedora wiki says: > However, as of 2016-11-10, Fedora is now able to include MP3 decoding functionality. MP3 encoding functionality is still not permissible, because it requires patented technologies and the patent holder has not provided licenses that are compatible with Fedora's requirements. So it looks like there are some patents relevant to modern encoders.
    • poizan42 10y ago
      It probably hasn't been updated within the last two weeks... Edit: The wiki page[0] links to the Fraunhofer page[1] saying that the licensing program has been terminated... [0]: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Multimedia/MP3 https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Multimedia/MP3 [1]: http://www.mp3licensing.com/ http://www.mp3licensing.com/ which redirects to https://www.iis.fraunhofer.de/en/ff/amm/prod/audiocodec/audiocodecs/mp3.html https://www.iis.fraunhofer.de/en/ff/amm/prod/audiocodec/audi...