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Re: XMMS and the new MP3 patent terms



>>>>> "Pavel" == Pavel Bradut Boghita <bradut@freeuk.com> writes:

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Pavel> How then, can someone patent code which has been around and used
Pavel> for quite a while I just don't get it.

The patent (which is on the algorithm, not the code) was around before
the decoders existed.  It just happens that they are starting to collect
the royalties.

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