[vorbis] Here is a link to what they say about "Other Formats"

Aleksandar Dovnikovic aldov at eunet.yu
Tue Dec 12 08:21:16 PST 2000



"Nils Philippsen" <nils at redhat.de> wrote:

> > Some. But, for instance, it is using joint-stereo which is on the patent
> > list at mp3licensing.com,
>
> As uninformed as I am, but isn't joint-stereo used by mere stereo radios
> since ages? Just applying this principle to digital media isn't really
> inventive. This just screams "prior art".

I don't know whether it was used in radios, but you can't patent something
as broad as joint-stereo is. You could patent a specific implementation of
joint-stereo (that I could swallow)...

Greetings,
Aleksandar

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