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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 Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    it is used everywhere.

    dvd format still exists, and they're still sold (the expiry doesn't address dmca concerns regarding the easily-broken css encryption, however).

    some games and software use it as a lighter-weight (as in negligible cpu cost) format for included video clips.

    digital broadcast standards use it as well.