>tyler_durden wrote: >> This affects .mp3 files. Wouldn't it be strange if it turned out that >> .mp3 file use gets essentially sued out of existence for commercial >> use? > >The MP3 format is not open, it is subject to intellectual property. >Both Thompson and Franhauffer claim patent rights to the underlying >technology. It is not subject to DRM, but it is not free.
However, if MP3 "goes away," there is always Ogg Vorbis which is, per the FAQ at www.vorbis.com, "completely free, open, and unpatented." Compressed audio isn't going to go away. I wish Ogg were the ubiquitious format MP3 has become since it free and open, alas. Kevin -- Kevin O. Lepard Happiness is being 100% Microsoft free. _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
