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cm0002@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months ago

Have the patents for H.264 MPEG-4 AVC expired yet?

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Have the patents for H.264 MPEG-4 AVC expired yet?

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cm0002@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months ago
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/22949658

If I’m interpreting this correctly, many MP4 patents are going to expire next year. 🎉

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    The devices implementing the patented codecs may become cheaper.

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      They won’t.

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      That’s absurd. This crap is pennies. $30 kid toys pay 264. The codec was commidized nearly a decade ago.

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      Oh you sweet child.

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