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by yuhong 3342 days ago
In any case, it is 17 years after publication or 20 years after filing (before 1995), meaning that both are expired.
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So the Tunequest[0] article referenced got it wrong on the last two? I have a hard time figuring out what applies and does not apply to patents filed between 1995 and 1999

[0]: http://www.tunequest.org/a-big-list-of-mp3-patents/20070226/