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How odd. The patents on AC-3 expired 7 years ago, but maybe they were still paying royalties for the decoder implementation they were shipping? And since Window
by mrpippy 2y ago
How odd. The patents on AC-3 expired 7 years ago, but maybe they were still paying royalties for the decoder implementation they were shipping? And since Windows hasn't included a DVD player or ATSC TV player (Windows Media Center) in years, I guess there wouldn't be much else using AC-3 on a PC.
- Const-me 2y ago> patents on AC-3 expired 7 years ago Does that apply to the newer version of the codec? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolby_Digital_Plus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolby_Digital_Plus