mp3 sound plugin now that patent expired

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mp3 sound plugin now that patent expired

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Just wondering if an mp3 sound plugin will become available now that the mp3 patents have expired?

I'm sure many people would like one.

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No traction? :(
I'm currently trying to play an mp3 sound and realized I could use the movie library, but there's no catchMovie for loading it from memory, so a sound library support for mp3 would be awesome.
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mp3 +1
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i thought the patent was only for encoding mp3s, not decoding/playing?
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These are 18 different patents.
It has been free in the EU since 2012 and in the USA since mid-2017.
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