Comment on A ridiculous patent for arbitrary compressionComments−pwg14yNote that while it does not change the level of ridiculousness, the patent mentioned was granted on Jul. 2, 1996, so it is now almost 15.5 years old.−mcherm14yThat means that in another 4.5 years EVERYONE will be allowed to use this superior compression algorithm without having to pay royalties.−compman77514yShould be industry changing. I have never had access to a program implementing this algorithm. This patent might have something to do with it.</sarcasm>
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Note that while it does not change the level of ridiculousness, the patent mentioned was granted on Jul. 2, 1996, so it is now almost 15.5 years old.
That means that in another 4.5 years EVERYONE will be allowed to use this superior compression algorithm without having to pay royalties.
Should be industry changing. I have never had access to a program implementing this algorithm. This patent might have something to do with it.
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