On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 19:59:05 +0200, Ahmad Samir <ahmadsamir3891@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
The funny thing about the MP3 patent expiring is that really MP3 is going away, and has been going away for some time now; AAC encoded audio in an MP4 container is becoming more prevalent these days, and of course AAC is another codec you can't legally add in a distro that resides in the u.s. .... so it looks like a race, one that Linux is losing unless users add 3rd party repos that can package those patent-encumbered codecs; 3rd party repos have a lower risk of getting sued, since they're individuals and suing them wouldn't bring in that much money anyway (you need to sue a big wealthy company to justify the lawyer hourly fees :)), of course IANAL, so don't take my views on legal matters to heart.
Opus (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opus_%28codec%29) has become an important audio codec that doesn't have patent problems.
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