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I think it was interesting when they released the mp3 patents, every organization was broadcasting "mp3 is dead" when really the headlines should have been "mp3
by djsumdog 9y ago
I think it was interesting when they released the mp3 patents, every organization was broadcasting "mp3 is dead" when really the headlines should have been "mp3 encoding/decoding is now totally free."
I'm convinced many big players wanted people to think mp3 was going away to push newer, patent encumbered formats.
- verall 9y agoI still remember being appalled by just how wrong that news cycle presented the information. Even a bunch of tech news sites repeated the same "mp3 is dead" headline.
- icebraining 9y agoJust for people who don't know, "they released" because the patents expired, not because they voluntarily gave them up.