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		Gaelan on May 1, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The licensing program for MP3-related patents has ... Were they involved in the creation of MP3?

davidgerard on May 1, 2017 | [–]

Karlheinz Brandenburg at Fraunhofer invented MP3. (And AAC.)

(edit: not Stockhausen, thank you!)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karlheinz_Brandenburg

kken on May 1, 2017 | | [–]

Karlheinz Brandenburg... Stockhausen was a composer.

tiborsaas on May 1, 2017 | | [–]

Yes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraunhofer_Society#Notable_pro...

kken on May 1, 2017 | [–]

They developed MP3.

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