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[FYI] SWPAT ./. Ogg Vorbis?



http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-4101023.html

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Open-source MP3 project continues after parent's demise  

By John Borland  

Staff Writer, CNET News.com  

December 11, 2000, 12:55 p.m. PT  

Open-source software developers hoping to create a free replacement 
for the MP3 technology are pushing ahead with their project after the 
collapse of their parent, Webcasting start-up iCast.  

For the last few months of its existence, CMGI's iCast was the 
official home of the colorfully named Ogg Vorbis project, an attempt 
to create a digital music compression format that would sound as good 
as or better than the MP3 format but lack prohibitive license fees.  

[...]  

Even if Vorbis takes off, however, its future as an MP3 alternative 
is not guaranteed. If the format gains enough popularity, it will 
almost certainly face a patent infringement challenge from the  
owners of the MP3 standard, analysts said.  

[...]

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