The MP3 format, once the gold standard for digital audio files, is now free. The licensing and patents on MP3 encoders have expired, meaning you can now include them in your applications without payin
  • ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.orgEnglish
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    26 days ago

    high internet speeds made the need for small, efficient files less critical

    Did they do any research? Most people don’t use WAV or FLAC.

  • mindbleach@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    26 days ago

    Because it’s been open-source for decades, and nobody gave two shits what Fraunhofer said.

    … also surely it lost patent encumbrance years ago, what with 19-year limits for this 1990s technology.