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

2 years ago by Ephera to c/linux

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

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Admax 41 points 2 years ago

What are the consequences of this particular patent expiring ?

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DarkCloud 57 points 2 years ago

Someone will most likely patent hack it in order to reclaim it, then try to patent troll about it... Because corporate people are jerks.

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paraphrand 14 points 2 years ago

Has this happened with other codecs?

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YodaDaCoda 14 points 2 years ago

Parents for MP3 expired in 2017

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weker01 33 points 2 years ago

The poor kid

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