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ww520 on Nov 29, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: Show HN: Shazam-like acoustic fingerprinting of co...

Isn't Shazam patented?

dest on Nov 29, 2017 | [–]

Maybe, but I don't know.

I'm in France and this lib is software only, so probably Shazam patents are not enforcable here.

Anyway, IANAL and cheers to Shazam people

disappearance on Nov 30, 2017 | [–]

If it is, it hasn't stopped DubSet [1] from licensing some tech to Apple and Spotify [2].

[1] http://www.dubset.com/mixscan/#intro-2 [2] http://variety.com/2016/digital/news/spotify-apple-music-rem...

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