> [4] Realistically for patent free greater than 20 years old is the answer so it probably needs to be MPEG1. Rather than waiting 20 years, we could lobby for

> [4] Realistically for patent free greater than 20 years old is the answer so it probably needs to be MPEG1. Rather than waiting 20 years, we could lobby for legislation that developing, distributing, or running a program on generally used computing hardware does not constitute patent infringement. [1] [1] http://www.wired.com/opinion/2012/11/richard-stallman-software-patents/ http://www.wired.com/opinion/2012/11/richard-stallman-softwa...