> > > > > Am I missreading? MPEG decoding is in mame? > > > > > > > > No, I totally faked that video. > > > > > > > > Layers 1 and 2 fell out of patent in mid-2008. MP3 and MPEG4 (the ones you care > > > > about) don't until 2027. > > > > > > MP3 patents expire by 2017. > > > > Nope. Microsoft lost their suit against Fraunhofer, which extended them. > > Patents last for a fixed length of time they don't extended.
Normally yes but I've heard of at least one university drug patent getting extended by a good 10 years or so by a judge after a case. Which, might I add, is completely unfair and abuse of the system.
LN
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