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Re:The licensing program for MP3-related patents has been te... by 0xffff2 on Monday May 01, 2017 @08:21PM (#14242999)
So does Apple... the call here is to use something other than MP3.
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Re:The licensing program for MP3-related patents has been te... by comex on Monday May 01, 2017 @09:53PM (#14243404)
Apple doesn't use MP3, they use AAC (.m4a), which is technically superior to MP3 but also patent encumbered.
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