The German foundation that owns the patent to venerable “old” music format MP3 recently announced that they would let their patent lapse. MP3 blew audio file-sharing wide open throughout the 1990s and early 2000s. The combination of data compression, file size, and retained audio quality ensured the audio format shot to notoriety on either side of the piracy argument. The headlines read “MP3 Is Dead,” but any real audiophile knows a true death is highly unlikely. Nonetheless, it is time to look at the history of a world renowned audio format, and what may come in the near future. Exactly...
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