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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

Freed At Last From Patents, Does Anyone Still Care About MP3?

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Freed At Last From Patents, Does Anyone Still Care About MP3?

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

The MP3 file format was always encumbered with patents, but as of 2017, the last patent finally expired. Although the format became synonymous with the digital music revolution that started in the …

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That sounds like conclusive proof that sound quality is determined by the shittiest component in the signal chain.

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