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Freed At Last From Patents, Does Anyone Still Care About MP3?
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; alt=""/>The MP3 file format was always encumbered with patents, but as of 2017, the last patent finally expired. Although the format became synonymous with the digital music revolution that started https://hackaday.com/2025/02/08/freed-at-last-from-patents-does-anyone-still-care-about-mp3/
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; alt=""/>The MP3 file format was always encumbered with patents, but as of 2017, the last patent finally expired. Although the format became synonymous with the digital music revolution that started https://hackaday.com/2025/02/08/freed-at-last-from-patents-does-anyone-still-care-about-mp3/https://hackaday.com/2025/02/08/freed-at-last-from-patents-does-anyone-still-care-about-mp3/