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Note that while it does not change the level of ridiculousness, the patent mentioned was granted on Jul. 2, 1996, so it is now almost 15.5 years old.
by pwg 15y ago
Note that while it does not change the level of ridiculousness, the patent mentioned was granted on Jul. 2, 1996, so it is now almost 15.5 years old.
- mcherm 15y agoThat means that in another 4.5 years EVERYONE will be allowed to use this superior compression algorithm without having to pay royalties.
- compman775 15y agoShould be industry changing. I have never had access to a program implementing this algorithm. This patent might have something to do with it. </sarcasm>