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Originally posted by Smoketoomuch
I don't know exactly how mp3s work, but I know that Fraunhoffer no longer licenses its codec, and Lime for instance is not open source I believe.
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Fraunhofer does license mp3:
mp3licensing.com. It's just rather expensive. LAME
is open source and pays nothing to Fraunhofer, which is why its illegal.
BUT, the mp3 patents are all going to expire in a couple of years anyway.