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Apple Purchases Rights to MP3 Codec

Posted by Hemos on from the mine-mine-mine dept.

Wolven Spectre writes "AppleInsider has said and MacNN revealed that at over the weekend Apple purchased the rights to the MP3 Codec from Frauenhofer, the creators of the format, so theat the new Quicktime 4.0 will have a quantum leap up in audio quality, in an attempt to become a leading media standard again.

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  1. That seems a little mis-worded by ximenes · · Score: 4

    I haven't found any mention at AppleInsider or MacNN about Apple buying the Layer 3 stuff from Fraunhoefer.

    I have seen mention of Apple incorporating Layer 3 support into QuickTime, which would imply that they have purchased a license to use Fraunhoefer's stuff (which is what EVERYONE has to do, hence Fraunhoefer shutting people down through litigation).

    Conclusion: Fraunhoefer still owns the Layer 3 stuff that they developed. Apple is a new licensee. Nothing has changed otherwise.