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Originally posted by Jeffery
Mp3 is a layer of an mpeg. Unless they have mpeg patented too, I can't see how they could apply their patent to mp3s.
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Yep
And Acacia's patent clearly covers MPEGs. But MPEG development dates back to the 1980's:
http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/courses...G/report1.html
and other forms of video/audio compressed date back to the 1960's:
http://www.pha.jhu.edu/~sundar/inter...e/history.html
Acacia's patent was issued in 1991 which is clearly AFTER the technolgies had been invented
