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MPEG-2 Patents Have Expired (mpegla.com)

Posted by msmash on from the rejoice dept.

New submitter jabuzz writes: Unless you live in the Philippines or Malaysia, then MPEG-2 has now joined the likes of MP3 and AC3 and gone patent free with the expiration of US patent 7,334,248.

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  1. Re:What does that mean? by Presence+Eternal · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is the patent relevant to modern computing? No. Could this prevent the trolling of retro engineering and homebrew projects? Yes. So let's all enjoy the thought of a parasite lawyer starving to death in a back alley, his last meal being the spunk of a truck driver named Leeroy and the only money in his pocket coming from Leeroy's copy of Monopoly.

  2. Re:Valentine's Day on SlashDot by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Could be worse, he could be into GPL. That stuff is viral.