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		georgefox on Jan 8, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: WebGL Nyan cat Whoa, there's audio! Firefox doesn't play the MP3s, unfortunately.

on Jan 8, 2012 [3 more]

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thristian on Jan 8, 2012 | [–]

Because there are patents covering MP3 that don't expire until 2017.

darksaga on Jan 8, 2012 | | [–]

What good is a patent in 2017 when the world is going to end in 2012?

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