Re: [SLUG] sound editing programs?

From: Daniel Jarboe (daniel.jarboe@gmail.com)
Date: Fri Oct 02 2009 - 13:48:15 EDT


>
> > MP3 is propietary? Coulda fooled me. Who owns it?
>
> Yuppers, Companies producing MP3 players etc pay license fees for that
privilege.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MP3#Licensing_and_patent_issues

MP3 patent/licensing was among the motivators pushing Ogg Vorbis development
(and other less unencombered codecs).

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