Comment Questions of getting around this... (Score 1) 1249
How deep does the patent for the format go? Would it be able to make a new format through simple changes, somewhat in the way that some AVI formats are really just, say, DiVX but with a different FourCC code? Also, can you distribute mp3 encoders/decoders that were written before this licencing was issued but still update other parts of the program as long as you don't touch the mp3 stuff?
