The MP3 file format was always encumbered with patents, but as of 2017, the last patent finally expired. Although the format became synonymous with the digital music revolution that started in the …
There are much better open source codecs available now. Unfortunately, MP3 is lossy, so you can’t convert it to any other format without degrading the quality. That means it will stick around for a long time since many people have large MP3 collections.
There are much better open source codecs available now. Unfortunately, MP3 is lossy, so you can’t convert it to any other format without degrading the quality. That means it will stick around for a long time since many people have large MP3 collections.