Re:The last patent on AC-3 (Dolby Digital) expires at midnight
by coldtea on Monday March 20, 2017 @07:24AM
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>then what makes an audio codec constitute an 'invention'?
That it involves not just some singular "let's do an X" moment, but tons of math, hard work, novel techniques for better compression, faster decoding, etc?
That it involves not just some singular "let's do an X" moment, but tons of math, hard work, novel techniques for better compression, faster decoding, etc?