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

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  • Arghblarg@lemmy.caEnglish
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    25 days ago

    Interesting – did the original patents for MP3 not apply to streaming formats at all then? That would imply streaming MP3 data has been free for much longer than the “mp3 file format” itself. Would not suprise me if true, as the originators probably did not foresee the huge increase in internet bandwidth available to regular people, nor the concept of the streaming industry in general.

  • Deebster@infosec.pubEnglish
    3·
    23 days ago

    It’s also because we have better codecs like Opus. You’re probably streaming Opus on YouTube along with many other sites.

    • Deebster@infosec.pubEnglish
      1·
      23 days ago

      My dictionary (Chambers) says architect can be a verb:

      transitive verb
      To plan or design as an architect

      As a verb, the gerund form seems fine, although I couldn’t find it in context from the link. Where did you see this word? Maybe the downvotes are because you’re lost/off topic.

        • Deebster@infosec.pubEnglish
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          23 days ago

          So you had to go to a different page to take that screenshot since it’s literally not on the linked article? Uh huh.

          Also, you’ve misspelt dictionary and ignorant in your original post. Never mind.