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Thanks for the links. I know in the US patenting an algorithm is legal but this is not the case in Europe where patenting any software is not legal. If this was the case I wonder why streaming services based in Europe such as Spotify or Soundcloud don't offer it considering the algorithms are well known.

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I think the claim of it being impossible to patent algorithms in Europe is a bit overstated. In my experience, you just add "Method and apparatus that implements <whatever_algorithm>" and it's granted.

Pretty sure Shazam/Philips/Dolby patents cover Europe.

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