What are the consequences of this particular patent expiring ?
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Someone will most likely patent hack it in order to reclaim it, then try to patent troll about it... Because corporate people are jerks.
Someone will most likely patent hack it in order to reclaim it, then try to patent troll about it… Because corporate people are jerks.
How? If the tech is older than 25 years, it's prior art no matter what. MP3 is fully free for the same reasons.
Has this happened with other codecs?
Nice overview and conclusion right at the top. Last edited 19. Nov, so its pretty active. I'm glad its not named "Are We H.264 AVC Yet?". :D