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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.

2 of 144 comments (clear)

  1. So? by Anon-Admin · · Score: 5, Insightful

    So I no longer need to buy the license for my Raspberry Pi XBMC unit?

    Where do I get my free key to open that up?

  2. Philippines and Malaysia by fred6666 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The news is that some countries are actually worse than the US regarding patents.